Open doors for return
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FC Bayern justified Thomas Müller’s separation in the summer with the squad planning and at the same time announced its own farewell game for the 35-year-old. The 2014 world champion will play his last competitive games for the Munich team at the club World Cup in the USA.
“In the end, the decisive factor was the squad planning, in which we focus on the future,” said sports director Max Eberl, the decision that FC Bayern was not easy. “The conversations we held with Thomas were open and transparent from both sides.” The fact that Müller does not really approve of the result shimmered through at least in a fan letter. The separation does not meet “personal wishes”, it said.
It was Eberl, of course, who, with unhappy statements, contract talks with Müller, would be the shortest, especially with the Bayern icon. “I understandably not liked that back and forth in public,” continued Müller and then reacted typically for him: “However, I think it was like my football game: that was not always shaped by perfection.” The added value of the final time to part -time power on the field was no longer worth a lavish million content for the association.
After “dpa” information, the final talks took place on the two days before the Augsburg game (3-1) on Friday between Bavaria’s CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen and Müller. “The most important thing is that we have found a common solution,” said Dreesen now. “One of the biggest player personalities of this club” not only does not want to lose the Bayern boss for the future, so they have found “fair and mutually agreed”.
Initial agreements fit. Müller gets a farewell game in the Allianz Arena-as the first since his Bayern buddy Bastian Schweinsteiger. And the contract is basically extended briefly so that Müller can start for Bavaria at the club World Cup from June 15 to July 13. Further marketing activities are also planned. President Herbert Hainer described Müller as the “epitome of a Bavarian picture book career”. This should definitely be carried into the future.
Responsible Müller-era at FC Bayern
“Nobody won German championships anymore and so far 33 titles speak volumes. He joins the ranks of the most outstanding personalities of FC Bayern,” Hainer approved the offensive player. Dreesen added: “There are few players, of whom the fans rave about decades after their career. Thomas Müller will be one of them.” An era ends at Munich.
“There will never be a question of one like him, and he has internalized FC Bayern. This decision was extremely difficult, everyone can understand that,” said sports director Christoph Freund, who also underlined: “In the end, it was the reasons for the squad planning, and most importantly is that you can look into the eye afterwards. This is the case here. Now we will do everything we can to get together.”
But how does the record champion go on after a quarter of a century? Unlike his world championship colleague Mats Hummel’s day before, Müller did not announce his end of his career in summer. Where he sees his further path is now the exciting question. An adventure outside of Europe may be appealed to him, and speculation has been speculated on a commitment in the United States. According to “Bild”, FC Bayern would support him in a switch to Major League Soccer. With the Los Angeles FC, the Munich team have a partner club in the North American league. The FC Cincinnati and Neuling San Diego FC are also said to have made offers. FC Dallas is also interested.
And what is still going on at Bavaria? 743 competitive games in the Munich jersey and 33 titles should not have been everything. “We will give everything to bring the championship back to Munich and reach our longed -for final Dahoam,” said Müller vigorously. “Pack ma’s together!” It is now up to trainer Vincent Kompany, Müller to enable a worthy and possibly triumphant Bayern-Servus. Especially after the thigh injury of offensive magician Jamal Musiala, the veteran could become again important.
In Augsburg, Kompany Bankfresser Müller for Musiala changed. Is it now called Tuesday (9 p.m.) starting eleven against Inter Milan in the premier class? “Now Jamal is injured. I think Thomas still has a little bit in the quiver,” said Joshua Kimmich. On the train is Kompany. The trainer in Augsburg did not want to woke. Rather, he directed a now-first right-wing appeal to his remaining professionals. “We must not cancel our momentum because such moments happen,” he said to the injury curse, who is now too good over the offensive after the defensive (Manuel Neuer, Dayot Upamecano, Alphonso Davies, Hiroki Ito).
Company demands full trophy focus: “The next six games in the Bundesliga and in the Champions League we simply want to take our chances that we will win something.” And nobody will want it as much as Müller. “Always forward FC Bayern!” He called. The doors for returning in another function will always be open in Munich.
