Bayern Munich legend Thomas Muller linked with shock move to one unlikely football club... and they are not based in the United States

Daily Mail​

4 days ago

Former Bayern Munich star Thomas Muller looked to be heading stateside, after the 35-year-old announced that he would be leaving Bayern Munich at the end of the 2024-25 season.
The Germany international is the Bundesliga side's record appearance maker and currently sits third on their list of all-time scorers with a whopping 247 goals.
Since he chose to leave the German outfit, questions have revolved over his next move. Retirement talk has circulated while a move to join a Major League Soccer franchise had also been gathering a lot of steam.
In fact, Sky Sports Germany had claimed that Muller was set to imminently make a move to join the US side, Los Angeles FC, which is believed to be his favoured option.
The west coast outfit are, in fact, a sister club of Bayern Munich. Muller had reportedly already made up his mind on the move.
However, Vince Rugari of The Age, has thrown a shock new curveball into the equation, with the football reporter claiming that Sydney FC are also in talks to sign the legendary Munich forward.
The free agent, who has only ever played for Bayern, is seeking a fresh start at a new club, and could head Down Under to join The Sky Blues.
The report adds that Muller's representatives have been in conversations with the A-League outfit for several weeks.
The club is hoping to convince him to move down to Sydney, with Muller set to make a call on his next move in the coming week.
However, sources told Rugari that Muller 'had been impressed by the pitch made to him by Sydney FC'.
A key factor in convincing Muller to join the club would be two of his former team-mates. Douglas Costa and Alexander Baumjohann are both already working for the club, with Baumjohann employed as the team's head of player management.
Rugari claims Baumjohann is leading the chase to sign Muller.
Last season, Muller made 49 appearances for the German club across all competitions, while also returning eight goals and eight assists.
He still has plenty of gas left in the tank and could turn out for many top sides in Europe.
Muller enjoyed a hugely successful career with Bayern, winning 13 Bundesliga titles with the club and two Champions league titles.
Upon his departure from Bayern, Muller was coy over his next move, revealing that he tries not to think about his future too much.
'I'm very open-minded for everything that comes. I always try to focus on what is immediately next,' the World Cup winner explained.
'Now I'm a football player. I only think about preparing for training tomorrow. I try not to think too much about my future. When the day comes that I stop, I want to understand exactly what it is that I miss about football.'
It comes as Sydney coach Ufuk Talay has committed to spending two more seasons at the club.
While admitting that the club is 'transitioning' earlier this year, he opened up on the side's transfer strategy.
'The strategy has changed. We're blooding some youngsters, and the club's made some sales over the past two seasons – it's a business at the end of the day.
'You still want to be competitive, but at the same time blood some youth and make some sales of players.
'It's a bit of a balance and we're still going through that process while we're still trying to win trophies.'