Return to Munich? Thomas Müller keeps future at FC Bayern up in the air | OneFootball

Thomas Müller is one of the greatest figures of identification in the history of FC Bayern. After his move to the MLS, many fans dream that the world champion will one day return to Säbener Straße in a new role. However, the 36-year-old is tempering expectations – for now.

After 15 years at FC Bayern and a total of 756 official matches, Thomas Müller has been wearing the jersey of the Vancouver Whitecaps in Major League Soccer since this season. The farewell from Munich was emotional, but by no means final – at least from the perspective of many officials.

Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, a member of the supervisory board and long-time companion of the original Bavarian, recently expressed in an interview with the Deutsche Presse-Agentur the wish that Müller would one day return to the club in a leadership role: “It is the wish of the fans and the club that former players take on leadership roles at Bayern Munich,” said the 70-year-old.

He added that the move to Canada is also an important learning process for Müller: “He is broadening his horizons and can somewhat prepare himself there for a possible job afterward.”

Müller responds cautiously: “That’s music of the future”

In the TV show Blickpunkt Sport of Bayerischer Rundfunk, Thomas Müller responded to Rummenigge's initiative – and showed himself to be both honored and undecided: “That’s music of the future,” said the 2014 world champion. “I am aware of it. I know my skill set. But still, I have no idea if I could be a good coach and want to be a good coach. And whether I could be a good sports official and want to be a good sports official.”

With this, Müller makes it clear: A return to FC Bayern is not a question of willingness for him, but rather of the right timing – and the suitable task.

“Actually, the path is already mapped out”

However, the former Bayern star did not want to completely rule out a comeback. On the contrary – with a wink, he hinted that the path might eventually lead back to Munich: “Actually, the path is already mapped out,” Müller said with a laugh.

Next year, the offensive all-rounder will first be in action as a TV expert for Telekom at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Meanwhile, he continues to focus on sporting success in North America with the Vancouver Whitecaps, who are entering the playoffs as the top team in the Western Conference.

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