Thomas M\u00fcller has confirmed he seriously considered a move to Manchester United in 2014 after receiving what he described as an “interesting” offer at a moment he judged to be right in his career.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere was a moment, because Louis van Gaal, my most influential coach, was at United and I thought about it, to be honest,\u201d M\u00fcller said when he was shown a 2014\u201315 Manchester United shirt during an appearance on the Away Days YouTube channel. At the time Bayern Munich would not entertain a departure and M\u00fcller remained at the club.<\/p>\n
M\u00fcller had previously come close to leaving Bayern before his breakthrough, nearly joining Hoffenheim in search of regular first-team football until Hermann Gerland intervened. Louis van Gaal\u2019s return to Munich in 2009 had already helped establish M\u00fcller as a key figure, while colleagues such as Bastian Schweinsteiger, Philipp Lahm and Holger Badstuber were also reshaped in that era.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was an interesting offer [from United] and was the right moment,\u201d M\u00fcller reflected. \u201cBut I had three years [on my] contract and Bayern denied [a transfer] from the beginning.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat was also a good feeling for me, that Bayern said, \u2018No, we want to keep you any way, no chance to leave.\u2019 Then, I extended my contract and I was happy at Bayern. There was no decision [to make] about not feeling good at Bayern, but it was a nice offer and with Louis van Gaal as a coach, interesting for me.\u201d<\/p>\n
By the end of 2013\u201314 M\u00fcller had made 256 appearances for Bayern, scoring 99 goals and collecting 11 trophies including the Champions League within the 2012\u201313 treble. Manchester United were only a year removed from their last Premier League title but had finished seventh under David Moyes.<\/p>\n
In later interviews M\u00fcller acknowledged United had tried to sign him \u201cmany times.\u201d Louis van Gaal has said efforts were made in 2014 and 2015, with reports of a \u00a370 million proposal and claims from Karl-Heinz Rummenigge that United had tabled a \u2018\u2018mad offer\u2019\u2019. Van Gaal has suggested family hesitancy affected negotiations.<\/p>\n
M\u00fcller left Bayern the following year and said bluntly: \u201cI\u2019m not the right guy for them and they are not the right club for me,\u201d before joining Major League Soccer. He signed for the Vancouver Whitecaps towards the end of the 2025 regular season and helped them to a second-place Western Conference finish and an MLS Cup final. \u201cVery intense,\u201d he said. \u201cI joined the Whitecaps in August, so I had a crazy four months, right before the playoffs started. We had a good run, the deepest playoff run in the history of the club.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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