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Reaction to Thomas Müller's impending Bayern Munich departure

Thomas Müller is set to leave Bayern Munich after 25 years at the club. He and senior officials at the record champions have explained the decision not to renew his contract.

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Thomas Müller: “It’s clear that today is not like any other day for me. My 25 years as a Bayern Munich player will come to an end in the summer. It’s been an incredible journey, shaped by unique experiences, great encounters and unforgettable triumphs. I feel immense gratitude and joy that I got to make this career with my beloved club. The special connection to the club and our fantastic fans will always remain. What I want as a farewell should be clear: titles we can celebrate together, and moments we’ll remember fondly for a long time. We’re going to give our all in the coming weeks to bring the league title back to Munich and reach our coveted ‘Finale Dahoam’. Let’s do it together!”

Bayern president Herbert Hainer: “Thomas Müller is the definition of a Bavarian fairytale career; he grew in Bavaria and with Bayern. From Ammersee to the Allianz Arena, as far as Asia and America. Nobody has won more Bundesliga titles, and 33 trophies in total so far speak volumes. He ranks among the most outstanding personalities in FC Bayern history.”

Bayern CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen: “The most important thing is that we’ve found a mutual solution. Thomas Müller is one of the greatest player personalities this club has produced, and therefore it was important to us to find a fair and amicable agreement. Now we want to work together to ensure that this incredible career is crowned with hopefully three more trophies. There are few players that fans still rave about decades after their career. Thomas Müller will be one of them.”

Bayern board member for sport Max Eberl: “This decision was understandably anything but easy for us. The key factor in the end was simply the squad planning, where we’re putting the focus on the future. The talks we conducted with Thomas were open and transparent on both sides. Thomas knows he’s held in the highest regard at FC Bayern, and this decision doesn’t change that. Now we want to win more trophies together with him. Thomas doesn’t play according to the textbook – he writes his own: 25 years with FC Bayern at the highest level."

Bayern sporting director Christoph Freund: “Thomas Müller: no tricks, no show, just an incredible amount of instinct and extraordinary reading of the game – a pure footballer. There’ll never be another one like him, that’s for sure, and he internalised FC Bayern from a young age. This decision was extremely hard, as everyone can understand. In the end it was for reasons of squad planning, and the most important thing is that you can look each other in the eye afterwards. That’s the case here. Now we will do everything we can to finish with more trophies.”

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