Thomas Müller officially announced on his Instagram that he will not be receiving a new contract from Munich. This brings the Bayern legend's time with the club to an end at the end of the season.
Full Announcement:
Dear Bayern Fans:
After a lot of speculation about me recently, I would like to take the opportunity to clarify things with this letter to you. Even after all these years, regardless of my playing minutes, I still have a lot of fun being on the pitch with the boys and fighting for titles together for our colors. I could have easily imagined myself in this role next year as well.
However, the club made a conscious decision not to negotiate a new contract with me for next season. Even if this was not in line with my personal wishes, it is important that the club follows its convictions. I respect this step, which the Executive Board and Supervisory Board certainly did not take lightly.
Understandably, I did not like the back and forth in public over the past weeks and months. However, I feel the same way about this as I do about my soccer game: it wasn't always characterized by perfection, but rather by thinking positively ahead to the next action. After a bad pass, you have to win the ball back with team unity. We have managed to do this in the past few days in trusting discussions.
I can feel the appreciation from everyone involved for my long time at @fcbayern and feel deep joy at having played for my favorite club for 25 incredibly intense years. I will be forever connected to FC Bayern and to you through so many great moments together.
Now my full focus is on our sporting goals for the season. It would be a dream come true for me to bring the championship trophy home again and to reach the long-awaited final Dahoam at the end of May. I will give everything for that!
Thank you for everything that has been and for everything that is yet to come. ❤️
Always forward FC Bayern! ⚪️
Your Thomas
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Thomas Müller will play the FIFA Club World Cup with FC Bayern in the summer then leave the club in July.
He's open to consider a new club to close his career, with MLS among options under review by Müller and his family.
Thomas Muller's trophies at Bayern:
🏆 Bundesliga x12
🏆 DFB Pokal x6
🏆 Champions League x2
🏆 UEFA Super Cup x2
🏆 FIFA Club World Cup x2
🏆 DFB Supercup x8
Muller made his senior Bayern debut in 2009, and has racked up 742 appearances for the Bundesliga leaders.
He has scored 247 goals during this period, and won an eye-watering amount of silverware.
Muller has no fewer than 12 Bundesliga titles to his name, and has won the Champions League twice.
After falling down the pecking order, Muller was recently urged by Bayern advisor Uli Hoeness to retire at the end of the season as he claimed the World Cup winner deserved better than to continue on as a substitute.