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<\/p>\nDeal in place with Cincy\u00a0<\/p>\n
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After 25 years as a\u00a0Bayern Munich<\/a> player,\u00a0Thomas M\u00fcller<\/a> is headed for a new adventure. The 35-year-old has set his sights on\u00a0Major League Soccer<\/a> as his next destination. On Saturday, M\u00fcller posted a video in which he stated that he was “headed across the pond<\/a>.” For a long time, FC Cincinnati<\/a>, who hold his discovery rights and Bayern\u2019s partner club, Los Angeles FC<\/a>, have been thought of as the most likely destination of the 2014 World Cup winner. But on Saturday, a new favorite has emerged in the form of the Vancouver Whitecaps<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The main obstacle remains FC Cincinnati, who own M\u00fcller\u2019s discovery rights and, according to league sources, are asking for a significant fee north of what the LA Galaxy paid for Marco Reus\u2019 discovery rights to Charlotte last year<\/a>. The negotiations for M\u00fcller\u2019s discovery rights have been described as the biggest obstacle to getting M\u00fcller to the MLS. But Transfermarkt understands that there was a breakthrough in talks between the Whitecaps and Cincinnati on Monday. The Whitecaps were initially mentioned as a potential landing spot during the MLS All-Star game on Wednesday. At this point, the topic wasn\u2019t that hot. M\u00fcller was offered to the Whitecaps through a league intermediary, but the Vancouver club didn\u2019t think a move was possible. Needs elsewhere are more pressing. The Whitecaps don\u2019t have an open DP spot and need additions for the backline. That seemed to be the end of the story.<\/p>\n Indeed, getting M\u00fcller to MLS seemed to be trickier than his camp and the league itself anticipated. M\u00fcller was offered to several clubs in the league. One of them was the Philadelphia Union. However, according to a report by the Philadelphia Inquirer<\/a>, wages were considered a significant obstacle. While wages were considered a primary concern for some clubs, the process of acquiring the discovery rights from Cincinnati has been described as the bigger issue by league sources. It is why LAFC, who were M\u00fcller\u2019s preferred destination all along, have targeted Korean winger\u00a0Heung-Min Son<\/a> from Tottenham Hotspur. While details remained to be hushed out, the Whitecaps are now on the verge of having a deal in place with FC Cincinnati.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Player Comparison<\/p>\n \n Bayern Munich <\/p>\n \n Tottenham Hotspur <\/p>\n \u20ac6.00m<\/p>\n Market Value<\/p>\n \u20ac20.00m<\/p>\n Second Striker<\/p>\n Position<\/p>\n Left Winger<\/p>\n Jul 31, 2025<\/p>\n Contract until<\/p>\n Jun 30, 2026<\/p>\n \n Full Player Comparison\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n \nThomas M\u00fcller to Vancouver Whitecaps \u2013 A complicated path to MLS<\/p>\n How did we get here? With the Union out, LAFC looking at other targets, and Cincinnati not being a preferred destination, sources have told Transfermarkt that the league was worried that M\u00fcller could head elsewhere. In recent days, A-League club Sydney FC have approached M\u00fcller. That has brought urgency to the situation, with the league discussing internally solutions to make a deal happen. By consulting multiple sources, Transfermarkt understands that M\u00fcller would be available on a Targeted Allocation Money deal, similar to the one Rodrigo De Paul<\/a> recently signed with Inter Miami CF. Officially, the Whitecaps aren’t allowed to discuss contract terms with M\u00fcller until they have acquired his rights. But it is understood that a deal between the ‘Caps and M\u00fcller for a TAM deal this year with the prospect of becoming a DP next year won’t be an issue.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n As for his role in the squad, M\u00fcller would finally fill the void that Stuart Armstrong left at the start of the season. Indeed, the Whitecaps have long sought a transition midfielder and have considered multiple targets in Europe. M\u00fcller would now be the big solution but also the biggest star ever to wear a Whitecaps jersey. Although 35, the Raumdeuter is considered one of the football greats. M\u00fcller has won the Champions League twice with Bayern and the World Cup with Germany. Whether M\u00fcller will end up in Vancouver or MLS all depends on Cincinnati. They hold the discovery rights and the keys to M\u00fcller’s arrival in the league.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Deal in place with Cincy\u00a0 \u00a9TM\/IMAGO After 25 years as a\u00a0Bayern Munich player,\u00a0Thomas M\u00fcller is headed for a…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":101204,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[61112,6071,221,62,65859,67,132,68,65858],"class_list":{"0":"post-101203","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-soccer","8":"tag-fc-cincinnati","9":"tag-major-league-soccer","10":"tag-soccer","11":"tag-sports","12":"tag-thomas-muller","13":"tag-united-states","14":"tag-unitedstates","15":"tag-us","16":"tag-vancouver-whitecaps-fc"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114934736669342986","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101203","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101203"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101203\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/101204"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101203"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=101203"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=101203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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