After finishing his 25-year stint at Bayern Munich, where he won 13 Bundesliga titles and two Champions Leagues, Thomas Müller hinted at the possibility of ending his legendary career this summer.However, during his official presentation as a Vancouver Whitecaps player on Thursday, the 35-year-old footballer assured that he still has much to offer and that his goal is to add more titles to his impressive record.
I have always been a competitive person and my passion is playing soccer. My body feels very good, even at this stage of my career, to retire.
Thomas Müller
Müller expressed his motivation to seek new challenges and titles, highlighting the potential of the Vancouver Whitecaps.How MLS clubs outside of Los Angeles and Miami attract big stars to small markets
I played many years at Bayern in Europe and I am very proud of that time, but for me it was also time for an adventure, and an adventure only interests me when I have the opportunity to fight for titles.
Thomas MüllerMüller is expected to debut against the Houston Dynamo in front of a sold-out home crowd at BC Place on Sunday.Müller joins a Whitecaps team at a great moment in the season, currently in second place in the MLS Western Conference and who reached the final of the Concacaf Champions Cup this year, beating Inter Miami and Lionel Messi in the semifinals.
It’s not about the titles won in the past, but about winning titles in the future. That’s what motivates me.
Thomas Müller
Müller, who also won the World Cup with Germany in 2014, commented that competition is a key factor for his motivation.
Or maybe it’s not about the titles, but about the competition. Competing with your team, against other teams, competing against yourself, your own competition against your teammates to earn a place.
Thomas Müller
Müller, who joined Bayern’s academy at the age of 10 and scored 250 goals with the first team, revealed that coach Jesper Sorensen and sporting director Axel Schuster convinced him to continue his career in Vancouver.
These two showed me their ideas, their plans, and I felt very comfortable from the beginning.
Thomas Müller
His last match with Bayern was a quarter-final defeat against Paris Saint-Germain in the Club World Cup, after a farewell of several months from the club. Bayern announced in April that they would not extend his contract. Müller understood the situation.In the following weeks, there were emotional scenes with his teammates, club officials and fans, as Müller reached personal milestones, surpassing his 500th Bundesliga match and his 750th match in total with Bayern, and conquering another German title.Vancouver announced last week that Müller will join the Whitecaps for the remainder of the season with a Designated Player option for 2026.
