Thomas Müller is still hungry for titles as he starts "an adventure" with new club Vancouver Whitecaps after 25 years at Bayern Munich, the only team he has ever played professional football until now. "Anyone who knows me knows that I'm keen on winning titles.
Thomas Müller is still hungry for titles as he starts "an adventure" with new club Vancouver Whitecaps after 25 years at Bayern Munich, the only team he has ever played professional football until now.
"Anyone who knows me knows that I'm keen on winning titles. (...) Sport is still the most important thing for me even if I consciously took a step out of Europe," he said in an interview with news portal One Soccer.
"It's important to me that when I play it's about sporting success, that's what I've always strived for."
After months of speculation, Müller announced the transfer to the MLS side on Wednesday.
The 2014 World Cup winner was not given a contract extension at Bayern this summer and left the club for which he won countless titles, including trebles in 2013 and 2020.
Müller said in an interview with his new club that he talked to former Bayern team-mate and Canada international Alphonso Davies about the transfer.
"I talked to Alphonso, he told me a lot of good things about the city and about the Whitecaps, so I was a little bit pumped," Müller said. "The decision was made before or in-between, so I didn't need Alphonso's opinion but it was important for me just to double-check."
Müller is to make his debut on August 17 in the home game against Houston Dynamo FC.
The Whitecaps revealed that Müller will be available for the club upon the receipt of his International Transfer Certificate, visa and work permit. He is scheduled to arrive in Vancouver next Wednesday.
To complete the signing, they acquired Müller's MLS Discovery Priority from FC Cincinnati in exchange for a total of $300,000.
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