Thomas Muller left Bayern Munich, but he did not intend to go to Japan.
The Japanese edition of Golcom, a global soccer media outlet, quoted Christian Polk, a reporter from Sport Bild, Germany, on his personal podcast on the 25th (Korea time), saying that `Vissel Kobe is reportedly interested in recruiting Muller, a striker from the German national team.'
Müller is one of the best players in Germany in the 21st century. Müller grew up at the Bayern Youth Academy and immediately showed his potential in the first team. Mueller quickly rose to stardom. He became a German superstar when he won the top scorer at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. He became a legend of Germany as he led the team to win the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
In Bayern, Mueller's career is also eye-opening. He has won 12 championships in the German Bundesliga alone and has also won two European Champions League trophies. Every time Müller won the UCL, Bayern made a historic achievement, achieving a treble. Müller holds the record for most appearances ever, playing 747 games for that great Bayern. He also set a remarkable offensive point record of 248 goals and 275 assists. Müller, however, decided to part ways with Bayern at the end of this season.
Müller wanted to stay at Bayern, but it was difficult for Bayern to hold a player who was no longer the mainstay of the team on a high salary. However, he decided to give up his career as a one-club man because he didn't want to retire. Müller, who has shown willingness to extend his active duty, is currently understood to be open to all proposals.
Kobe approached this. Kobe is a J-League club that actively showed star marketing by recruiting Lucas Podolski, who played for Germany like Müller, Andrea Iniesta, and David Villa. It seems that Müller was also recruited and tried to pursue star power once again.
But Mueller did not want to go to Japan. According to reporter Polk, it is true that Kobe has put an offer to Mueller, but it is very unlikely that Mueller will choose to go to Japan. Mueller is believed to prefer to stay in Europe, which is familiar to him, or go to the United States, which is often chosen by other legends who are in their twilight years.
Mueller could head to Italy if he chose to stay in Europe. Fiorentina, one of Italy's most prestigious, wants Müller. If you choose to go to the U.S., Los Angeles FC is emerging as a likely destination.
Reporter Kim Dae-sik rlaeotlr2024@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
