Former Manchester United midfielder leaves new club nine days into two-year contract

Former Manchester United midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin has left Konyaspor nine days into a two-year contract.

The Frenchman only joined the Turkish side at the start of August but has already departed. It was confirmed on Thursday that the 33-year-old would leave due to family reasons.

A statement from Konyaspor read: "Professional football player Morgan Schneiderlin, whose transfer we have announced recently, conveyed to our management that he wanted to leave due to family reasons.

"As a result of the consultations and evaluations, our club approached Morgan Schneiderlin's request positively and terminated his contract by mutual agreement."

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Schneiderlin had spent the last three years playing in France with Ligue 1 side OG Nice but spent the last six months on loan with Australian side Western Sydney Wanderers.

He joined United from Southampton in 2015, arriving for a fee in the region of £25m. Schneiderlin signed a four-year contract with the option to extend it by a further year, with the midfield ace having played in League One, the Championship and the Premier League for Southampton.

Schneiderlin made a good start to life with the Reds, with United winning 10 of their opening 16 top-flight matches in the 2015/16 campaign - scoring his first goal for the club away at Everton. He went on to make 47 appearances for the club before moving to Goodison Park.

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