"Minjae, take care." Munich legend Muller will end his 25-year-long companion..."Personally, I wanted to stay in the team, but..."

"Minjae, take care." Munich legend Muller will end his 25-year-long companion..."Personally, I wanted to stay in the team, but..."

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"I think it's more important for clubs to follow the philosophy."

Bayern Munich legend Thomas Muller is leaving the team. "The club has decided not to negotiate a new contract with me next season," he said in a statement on the 5th (Korea time). "Personally, I wanted to stay, but I think it is more important for the club to follow the philosophy."

"Even after many years, even if the playing time is reduced, it is still fun to be on the ground with my teammates. I thought I would have been able to take such a role next year," Muller said. "But I respect that this decision was not made lightly by the board and the coaches."

Finally, he said, "Of course, the ongoing controversy over the past few months has not been pleasant. However, I think it's important to always be positive and move on, even if it's not perfect, like my soccer life," and added, "If the wrong pass comes out, it's important to get the ball back and unite. We also had honest conversations in that way during the decision process."

Müller, a Bayern Munich youth player, first played in the German Bundesliga in August 2008. He made his debut in the first division at the age of 18 years, 11 months, and two days. Müller, who played in five games for the first team in the 2008-09 season, became a member of the first team from the 2009-10 season. He scored 19 goals and 16 assists in 52 matches. It was a season when he played in all Bundesliga matches.

Since then, Müller has established himself as the core of Bayern Munich. He has played in a total of 743 matches, scoring 247 goals and 273 assists so far. He has won a great career in winning the Bundesliga championship alone. He has won a total of 32 trophies, including two at the UEFA Champions League, two at the FIFA Club World Cup, two at the UEFA Super Cup, six at the DFB Pokal, and eight at the DFL Super Cup. For the German team, he also won the FIFA World Cup.

Müller has scored five goals and five assists in 36 matches this season. Up until last season, he played more games as a starter than as a substitute, but he has lost his position since Coach Bang Sang Kompany took the helm this season. He played as a substitute more often than a starter, and there were many games in which he played less than 10 minutes as he was deployed at the end of the game.

Nevertheless, Müller wanted to renew his contract with Bayern Munich, but the club did not want to, and ended up leaving the club for 25 years.

Bayern Munich CEO Jan Christian Dresen said, "First and foremost it was important to reach a mutual agreement. Müller is one of the greatest personalities that the club has ever produced," adding, "There are not many players that fans remember after decades, but Müller will be one of them. We hope his great career will be completed with three more trophies."

Bayern Munich is ranked first in the Bundesliga this season with 21 wins, 5 draws, 2 losses and 68 points. There are six games left. The gap with Bayer Leverkusen is six points. If it does not slip, Mueller could win his 13th Bundesliga championship in Bayern Munich.

Bayern Munich also has a chance to win the UCL. Bayern Munich advanced to the quarterfinals. It will play its first match against Inter Milan at 4 a.m. on Saturday. If it wins Inter Milan, it will meet Barcelona or Borussia Dortmund in the semifinals. If it advances to the final, Mueller will have his third big year in his career. 스포츠토토

He will also participate in the FIFA Club World Cup in late June. This is a revamped Club World Cup, and Müller needs to sign a short-term extension with Bayern Munich to continue the tournament. The group stage will be held in June, but if they qualify for the tournament, they will have to be played in July. Mueller's contract expires on June 30.