Morgan Schneiderlin's career has unfortunately gone downhill since leaving Southampton in 2015 and his market value suggests that the Saints got a great deal when selling him.

The French midfielder originally joined from RC Strasbourg in 2008 for just over £1m and he helped Southampton to back-to-back promotions from League One to the Premier League between 2010-2012.

In total, he would make 257 appearances for the Saints, contributing 15 goals and 11 assists before his performances convinced Manchester United to pay £25m for him in 2015.

Although his performances in the Premier League with Southampton were excellent, particularly in his final season with the club, he was never able to replicate that form at Old Trafford.

After just one and a half seasons with the Red Devils, where he made 47 appearances, he was allowed to join Everton, with the Merseyside club paying around £24m for his services.

Whilst he was more of a regular at Goodison Park, making 88 appearances in total, he once again struggled to impress, and he would eventually move back to France to join Nice last summer.

By this point, it seemed clear that Southampton got the best out of Schneiderlin both on and off the pitch, as they were able to sell him for a significant profit after he played the best football of his career at St Mary's.

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The defensive midfielder's market value has unsurprisingly declined in recent years, with Transfermarkt now valuing him at just £7.65m, which is the lowest it has been in seven years.

Unfortunately, Schneiderlin was something of a flop at both Manchester United and Everton, so you could definitely argue that Southampton did very well to sell him for the fee they did in 2015, despite his superb performances on the South Coast.

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When you consider some of Southampton's less impressive transfer dealings in recent seasons, with Guido Carrillo, Sofiane Boufal and Jordy Clasie notable disasters, it seems as if the signing and subsequent departure of Schneiderlin is a rare transfer success that Southampton fans can celebrate.

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