Previously, the question was: "How should we handle Thomas Muller's contract?" is not in the minds of Bayern Munich's leadership. The German striker is a living legend of the Allianz Arena, a true All-rounder of the team in the last decade.
Muller is now 35 years old and has played 870 minutes since the beginning of the Bundesliga season. The number of minutes played shows that this striker is no longer very useful in the "Gray Tigers" squad. Muller's salary is around 17 million Euros/year, which is not in line with the current savings policy of the Bavarian team.
In the successful era of Bayern Munich, Thomas Muller is the most great contribution from the beginning of the previous decade. Besides countless other official titles, he had 12 Bundesliga and 2 Champions League. Not only that, Muller is a genuine bavaria. He came from the farmer's son, went up with his strength, did not leave any scandal affecting the team. If the time back to the early years of the soccer era, Muller may have been sculpted outside the Allianz Arena.
Thomas Muller at Bayern is not only good at the profession, every time outsiders look at the team, the 3-year-old striker is the model of everything that is best and most positive.
Back in January 2025, Muller's contract extension is only a matter of whether the veteran striker wants to or not. Max Eberl - a member of the Board of Directors in charge of sports spoke about this in front of the media. However, if you listen carefully to what Eberl says, there may be a clue about an unfortunate incident.
"We need to make a decision like that to benefit everyone. Thomas Muller is of course the symbol of Bayern Munich. The problem lies in his thinking, his perception of his role with the club, but at the same time, it must be the way of thinking from our board of directors. Of course, in things like this, financial issues are always considered" - Eberl shared.
In March, at the premiere of the documentary "One of a kind" about Thomas Muller, Bayern's honorary president - Uli Hoeness answered an interview when asked about the future of the 3-year-old striker. Hoeness shared that he was very happy that Muller took on a certain position at Bayern after retiring. Hoeness also said that Muller only needs a while to get used to his new position if he is offered a job.
In terms of how he treats the media, Muller is always Bayern's face. In any psychological state or form, this striker still maintains a modest attitude and handles all questions well. Therefore, Muller is always an example for his young teammates to follow, the value of this striker lies in that. In other words, Muller is a cultural image of Bayern.
Despite carrying many Bayern titles and symbols, when looking at Lionel Messi's case with Barcelona, Thomas Muller also understood that he could have fallen into a situation of leaving "without a trophy, without an empty space". The team's leadership's viewpoints are different at different times, whether or not they can take advantage of the legends is unpredictable. If Muller had left in 2020 when Bayern won their second Champions League title last decade, the mentality would certainly have been much different.
This weekend, an official meeting between Bayern and Muller's board will be held. A new contract is no longer available, but this will be a meeting for both sides to decide how to part ways to keep the club legend in mind.
