Juventus midfielder Sami Khedira understands Manchester United's stance over Bastian Schweinsteiger, but feels his former Germany team-mate deserves better.
Schweinsteiger, 32, has been frozen out at Old Trafford, seemingly not in manager Jose Mourinho's plans.
"I would never be in a situation that a club asks me to go," he told Welt am Sonntag.
"A player with a great career does not deserve that one eventually tells him, 'Hey, you go'."
Khedira added: "Overall, I find the situation a pity because Bastian for me is a player to whom I have looked up to."
"On the other hand, one must also understand the clubs. Football is business," he said.
"There is no gratitude in our industry. If Jose Mourinho has other plans, you have to accept that."
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