FC Bayern without Thomas Müller? Unimaginable. More identification figure than Müller is with the record champion is not possible. Those responsible for the club know that – and coach Vincent Kompany also knows that.
Is that why Müller is entitled to request minutes of the game? No. He is 35 years old and it is clear to the world champion that he will probably not get a regular place in the future. Above all, not, the large, announced squad renovation should break in next summer.
And is Thomas Müller still worth the 17 million euro annual salary? Here too: no. But Müller is no longer about money. In an interview with the “Spiegel” he just said: “I still have a lot of fun playing football.” That’s what he is about. “As long as I think I am physically able to face this challenge and fight the tickle, I want to go on.”
Bavaria still needs Thomas Müller: as a player who can surprise again and again despite their age. And above all as guys. Müller continues, is always for fun and funny saying, both in front of and behind the camera. In contrast to some other stars, he always faces interviews, arranges, appeals clearly.
He loves the game and doesn’t want to do without it. And if Bayern are smart, they won’t do without him as a player. Manager or what else can he still be afterwards.