When~ Captain America throws his mighty shield~~
After weeks of speculation, it is now official: Thomas Müller will be leaving Bayern Munich at the end of the 2024/25 season. But to where, one may ask?
Well, dear reader, according to Bild (via @iMiaSanMia), Müller is likely to head stateside if he wants to continue his career.
Bild has reported that FC Cincinnati are interested in the 2014 World Cup winner. Also, newly-formed San Diego FC, who joined Major League Soccer this year, are looking to add Müller to their ranks, most likely for some much needed publicity.
Meanwhile, FC Dallas owner Clark Hunt is also interested in joining the Müller race. Hunt has a partnership with Bayern through the National Football League’s Kansas City Chiefs. It’s quite odd how a partnership between an American football team and a football team would result in a player transfer, much less one of Thomas Müller, but there you have it.
As previously reported, Bayern’s preferred destination for Müller is none of the above, though. Rather, the Bavarians would like Müller to join Los Angeles FC, as they have a partnership as well. If this move goes down, Müller would be meeting old rival and national teammate Marco Reus in an LA derby, more commonly known to local fans as “El Tráfico.”
Wherever Müller ends up, he will be traveling to the USA sooner rather than later, as a two-week contract extension with Bayern grants him participation in the upcoming Club World Cup. He will also have a testimonial game at Bayern, and will be integrated into the club’s management in the future if he wishes it, per Abendzeitung’s Maximilian Koch (via @iMiaSanMia).
The Thomas Müller Era at Bayern Munich will end after this season.
How do fans feel about it? How should fans feel about it? Is it just the natural course of a career even for a club legend like Müller — or could something have been done to make it a more palatable exit for fans and the player alike?
One thing is for sure — there is a lot to talk about and discuss regarding the career achievements of a player like Müller and why it has all come to this. Who is at fault? Who should be blamed? Let’s talk about all of this and more on this Special Edition of Bavarian Podcast Works.
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