The Bayern icon Arjen Robben (41), praised as Mr. Wembley, emphasized Thomas Müller’s great merits for the German football record champions. “What can you say about Thomas? He is already a legend and will always stay with this club. It’s crazy about what he delivered,” said Robben at the Franz Beckenbauer-Cup in Munich.
Robben has had the status of a very big football hero in Munich since his winning goal at FC Bayern’s Champions League triumph in 2013 against Borussia Dortmund. Müller was his teammate at the time. But at some point the moment of career ends with Müller, said Robben, who, together with Franck Ribéry in the SAP Garden, made the return of “Robbery”. As legendary wing pliers, the two shaped a generation of football.
Exciting Müller question
Müller’s future at Bayern Munich is open. The 35-year-old’s contract expires at the end of the season. Müller, who will soon be at FC Bayern for a quarter of a century, has not committed himself in the question of the future.
“There is a very special player with Thomas. There is a special player with Leroy. And there is also a player with Eric Dier who has absolutely recommended himself to think about what the future can look like,” said sports director Max Eberl these days. Talks with the trio would be “promptly”. Leroy Sané and Dier’s contracts also expire at the end of the season.
Robben – Return to FC Bayern?
For Robben, who played for FC Bayern from 2009 to 2019, Munich remains “the second home”. He lives with his family in the Netherlands. He enjoys family time and wants to catch up with time that he missed during his career, said Robben, who works in the youth department of FC Groningen.
Will he one day return to FC Bayern in a new role? “I am happy at the moment. Of course we have also withdrawn home and there is also a reason,” said the former star of Real Madrid and Chelsea. Robben ended his career in Groningen in the summer of 2021.