For Thomas Müller, FC Bayern will end in summer – although he wanted to continue playing himself. He could do that elsewhere. But where exactly?
After 17 years of professional at FC Bayern Munich, it is probably the end of the summer: According to matching media reports, Thomas Müller, whose contract expires in Munich in the summer, should not receive a new offer from the club. Even if the decision is not yet to be made final according to a “picture” report, the signs between the German record champions and his icon are at a farewell.
According to a “kicker” report, Müller would have liked to extend his contract again by one year. The desire for football is still present with the 35-year-old. Could he now live out at another club? T-online has put together some conceivable exchange options for Müller.
The United States has always been a starting station for aging stars in the football business. As early as the 1970s, legends such as Pelé, Franz Beckenbauer and Gerd Müller to the United States. After the Major League Soccer (MLS) was founded in 1996, it became a trend. David Beckham’s change from Real Madrid to La Galaxy in 2007 made headlines, Zlatan Ibrahimović and most recently Marco Reus should also go to the club from the US state of California in late autumn.
In the meantime, Beckham is also trying as a club owner in the MLS. With Inter Miami he was even able to lure absolute greats such as Lionel Messi, Sergio Busquets or Luis Suárez to the USA. Thomas Müller was in good company in the USA.
According to reports, there should already be interested in some MLS clubs, including some financially lucrative offers for Müller. Because a change to the USA would not only be profitable for Müller. The country will be the Co-host of the World Cup next year. With an obligation from the miller, another advertising view for the tournament could be drawn ashore and give sport another boost.
In addition, only about two years ago the MLS completed another lucrative sponsorship contract with Adidas. The company is also said to have undertaken to work on initiatives and investments that are supposed to advance sport. Müller has always been wearing the three strips on his soccer shoes.
With Saudi Arabia there is another financially strong country that is trying to commit great names of world football. With the 2034 World Cup, the desert state also has to apply for a tournament and attracted a real superstar into the country two years ago with Cristiano Ronaldo. With Karim Benzema, Neymar (now again under contract at FC Santos in Brazil) and Sadio Mané, other well -known players soon followed him.
The clubs from the desert were also interested in Thomas Müller. In the documentary “Thomas Müller-one like none” you can see how Müller and his consultant Ludwig Kögl talk about an offer from Saudi Arabia in winter 2023. “You have to say if you can imagine that, then we are going to the story,” says Kögl in the excerpt to Müller.
It surprisingly reacts to the offer. “It is the question of the term that they would be financially strong,” replies Müller. At that time, however, the upcoming European European Championship also played a role in Müller’s considerations in the summer of 2024. With a move to Saudi Arabia, Müller should have buried this dream. Finally he stayed with Bavaria and also played the European Championship. Then he ended his DFB career.
