Manchester United midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger has said that it is still his "dream" to play for the club this season.
The 32-year-old has been forced to train alone after falling out of favour with new manager Jose Mourinho, although he insists that he has "no problem" with the former Chelsea boss.
A switch to the MLS had been mooted for the Germany international, but he is keen to work his way back into the first-team picture at Old Trafford.
"Of course my absolute dream would be to play for Manchester United and help them reach the goals they have. Of course we have had talks and I have no problem with Jose Mourinho. We had a good chat and he told me his side of things and I also know what I want. We've got to wait and see how things go in September and October, but there is respect between us and that's important for me. I'm certainly not going to stop playing football," he told reporters.
"The transfer window is closed in the USA so I'm not going there now. It's my dream still to play for Manchester United and if I get a fair chance, I believe in it. I played in the semi-finals of the European Championship as part of the world champions' team, and I believe in my ability and dream of helping United. I think up to my suspension last year, things were going well for me, then I had two unfortunate injuries.
"But as I said, it's my absolute dream and goal [to play for United again], but we've got to see what the situation is. The USA is certainly an option, should it come to that. Despite this situation, I'm feeling fine. I think the Champions League final (defeat to Chelsea in 2012) in Munich was harder to get over. I am more mature now and know how to deal with certain situations in football. It's not all about highs, there are also lows but I can deal with it. Football is a hard business."
Mourinho last week admitted that it would be "very difficult" to give Schweinsteiger playing time this season.
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