Document-setting German champions Bayern Munich have taken a step in securing continued success on the pitch after securing veteran ace Thomas Müller for one more two years in Bavaria.
As reported by dependable switch insider Fabrizio Romano, the Weilheim in Oberbayern-native agreed to an extra two-year extension on his contract with Bayern within the wake of the present Bundesliga holders securing their tenth league title in succession after dispatching Borussia Dortmund on matchday 31.
Official. Thomas Müller extends his contraxt with FC Bayern till June 2024. Salihamidžić: “We will’t think about Thomas Müller with out FC Bayern – and FC Bayern with out Thomas Müller”. 🔴🤝 #FCBayern
Subsequent one within the checklist: Manuel Neuer, similar type of new deal till June 2024 quickly. pic.twitter.com/UeK5IJJyUS
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) May 3, 2022
Bayern sporting director Hasan Salihamidžić spoke concerning the synonymous relationship that exists between membership and participant, stating “We will’t think about Thomas Müller with out FC Bayern – and FC Bayern with out Thomas Müller,” with the German worldwide star set to embark on his fifteenth Bundesliga season subsequent time period after first arriving on the membership again in 2000 as an 11-year-old.
After climbing via the youth ranks, Müller made his debut throughout the 2008-09 marketing campaign the place he made a handful of appearances, however already rose to prominence the next time period when he hit 13-goals and bagged 11-assists in his first full top-flight season.
Since then, Müller really has crafted himself right into a Bayern Munich legend through the years, making 624-appearances throughout all competitions whereas scoring 226-goals and including an extra 242-assists along with constructing a world profession with the nationwide workforce that has been nothing in need of stellar.
13 January 2021, Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel: Soccer: DFB Cup, Holstein Kiel – Bayern Munich, 2nd spherical, at Holstein Stadium. Munich’s Thomas Müller kneels on the pitch. (Picture by Christian Charisius/image alliance through Getty Photographs)
With the Bundesliga giants securing one other league win this season, Müller additionally set a number of milestone achievements alongside the best way after he scored his fiftieth purpose within the Champions League (solely the eighth participant to take action) whereas additionally eclipsing 600-appearances for Bayern and solely bested by membership legends Sepp Maier, Gerd Müller, and Oliver Kahn.
Most impressively, Müller secured his eleventh league win this season, turning into the winningest participant in Bundesliga historical past.
The membership can be primed to supply the same extension to membership captain and star keeper Manuel Neuer regardless of lately turning 36.
One other identify intrinsically linked with the membership’s legacy, Neuer continues to carry out on the highest degree for Bayern and can go down as one of many biggest transfers in membership historical past after he was secured from boyhood membership FC Schalke 04 again in 2011. Although Bayern did not win the league in his first season, he has been a key cog in every of their ten consecutive league wins.
Thomas Müller could also be Mr. Bayern himself, however the membership wouldn’t be the place it’s as we speak with out the pair of German icons.
This text was edited by
Ben Browning.