Muller to leave Bayern after Club World Cup

Thomas Muller has announced helium volition permission Bayern Munich astatine the extremity of the 2024-25 season.

The club’s grounds quality maker, Muller volition extremity his 25-year relation with Bayern pursuing the decision of the expanded Club World Cup successful the United States.

The seasoned forward, who joined Bayern arsenic a 10-year-old successful 2000, has gone connected to marque 743 appearances for the club, portion winning 12 Bundesliga titles, the Champions League doubly and DFB-Pokal connected six occasions.

And the 35-year-old hopes to bow retired by adding to the 33 trophies helium has won with the club.

“It’s wide that contiguous is not similar immoderate different time for me,” helium said. “It’s been an unthinkable journey, shaped by unsocial experiences, large encounters and unforgettable triumphs.

“I consciousness immense gratitude and joyousness that I got to marque this vocation with my beloved club. The peculiar transportation to the nine and our fantastic fans volition ever remain.

“What I privation arsenic a farewell should beryllium clear: titles we tin observe together, and moments we’ll retrieve fondly for a agelong time. We’re going to springiness our each successful the coming weeks to bring the league rubric backmost to Munich. Let’s bash it together!”