Never received an offer
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“He doesn’t need to negotiate greatly. If he says he wants to keep going, then we will look deep into our eyes, take a look at the squad and then it will go on. It will probably be the shortest conversation,” FC Bayern’s sports director Max Eberl reported on Thomas Müller’s future. Almost three months later, the world apparently looks very different. According to reports, the veteran does not receive a new contract with the Munich residents, although he would have liked to continue for a year.
The “Picture“According to Müller, Müller should therefore feel that he was bumped into, because he was therefore never presented or spoke about figures, which he would have expected. From the club’s point of view, this should be because the 35-year-old has not explained specifically internally whether he wanted to continue or stop in summer.
After that, the prerequisites changed – especially financially :, Jamal Musiala and Joshua Kimmich extended their working papers at high conditions. And Bayern patron Uli Hoeneß repeatedly pointed out that the famous fixed deposit account shrinks and had to be saved in salary.
This is now noticeable Müller, which is supposed to earn a gross salary of 17 million euros. However, this is not yet decided in the club. According to the report, there is still no decision from the board. This week there will be another conversation with Müller and his management.
Mini extension from Müller at Bayern for club World Cup?
If it is then clear that the paths will separate after 25 years including the youth in summer, it would have to be clarified whether Müller should still take part in the club World Cup, which takes place in the USA from June 14th to July 13th. To do this, the contract would have to be extended again at short notice. According to “Kicker”, only this competition with a entry fee of 30 million euros prevents Bavaria’s financial year 2024/25 with a balance sheet minus.
To date, Müller has played 742 competitive games for the record champions. No other professional comes to the native of Weilheim. With Sepp Maier and Oliver Kahn, two goalkeepers follow in the squares. Compared to the best -placed field player behind Müller, namesake Gerd Müller, he has 111 operations more on the account. Manuel Neuer with the second most Bayern missions among the currently still active professionals is located with 554 games in the sixth and Joshua Kimmich with 431 games in 14th place (to the players with the most Bayern missions).