Thomas Muller pens emotional open letter to fans as he confirms Bayern Munich exit...with veteran admitting club went against his 'personal wishes' over new contract

Thomas Muller has penned an affectional missive to Bayern Munich fans arsenic helium revealed helium volition permission the nine astatine the extremity of the play aft 25 years. 

Muller's woody is owed to expire this summer, and helium had been expected to motion an hold to support him astatine the German giants for different year.

However, it was reported connected Tuesday that Bayern person withdrawn their declaration connection aft telling the 35-year-old that helium is earning excessively much.

In a lengthy missive posted connected Instagram connected Saturday morning, the seasoned admitted that the nine has gone against his 'personal wishes', but 'respects' the determination that has been made. 

Muller wrote: 'After a batch of speculation astir maine recently, I would similar to usage this missive to you arsenic an accidental to clarify things. 

'Even aft each these years, careless of my playing minutes, I inactive person a batch of amusive being connected the transportation with the boys and warring for titles unneurotic for our colours. I could person easy imagined myself successful this relation adjacent twelvemonth arsenic well.

'However, the nine made a conscious determination not to negociate a caller declaration with maine for adjacent season. 

'Even if this was not successful enactment with my idiosyncratic wishes, it is important that the nine follows its convictions. I respect this step, which the Executive Board and Supervisory Board surely did not instrumentality lightly.

'I understandably did not similar the backmost and distant successful nationalist implicit the past weeks and months. However, I consciousness the aforesaid mode astir my shot game: it wasn't ever characterised by perfection either, but alternatively by reasoning positively up to the adjacent action. After a misplaced pass, you person to triumph the shot backmost with squad unity. Over the past fewer days, we person besides managed to bash this successful trusting discussions.

'I tin consciousness the appreciation from everyone progressive for my agelong clip astatine @fcbayern and consciousness heavy joyousness astatine having played for my favourite nine for 25 incredibly aggravated years. I volition ever retrieve truthful galore large moments together.'

Muller has been utilized sparingly this play by manager Vincent Kompany, and it has been decided that Bayern cannot spend to support him connected his £14.2m (€17m) per play wage - 1 of the highest successful the archetypal squad - erstwhile helium is lone a fringe player.

Bayern inactive privation to support Muller progressive with the nine successful immoderate capacity, and it is understood that they person travel up with a program that could enactment for each parties.

According to Bild, determination is plentifulness of involvement successful Muller from the US, and Bayern could look to nonstop Muller to their spouse nine successful MLS, LAFC.

Should Muller marque this move, helium would go an ambassador for Bayern successful the US and summation their entreaty Stateside.

Muller made his elder Bayern debut successful 2009, and has racked up 742 appearances for the Bundesliga leaders.

He has scored 247 goals during this period, and won an eye-watering magnitude of silverware.

Muller has nary less than 12 Bundesliga titles to his name, and has won the Champions League twice.

After falling down the pecking order, Muller was precocious urged by Bayern advisor Uli Hoeness to discontinue astatine the extremity of the play arsenic helium claimed the World Cup victor deserved amended than to proceed connected arsenic a substitute.