New contract: Thomas Müller and FC Bayern probably agree - but one detail is confusing

Thomas Müller's contract with FC Bayern expires in 2021. But the world champion should stay in Munich for a long time - there are first talks.

• Thomas Müller's contract with FC Bayern expires in 2021.
• The world champion is supposed to extend his contract in Munich in the long term.
• Müller has been playing for the German record champions since 2000.

Update from April 1: The negotiations between FC Bayern and Thomas Müller are said to have experienced before the breakthrough, or at least very advanced . Allegedly, now it's all about money.

FC Bayern and Thomas Müller allegedly agree: contract until 2023?

There should be agreement to extend the club icon's working paper until 2023 . The supervisory board chiefs Herbert Hainer and his deputy, Uli Hoeneß , have probably already given the green light. "Thomas is sporty and with his character a fixed point of FC Bayern ", Oliver Kahn also backs up in the SportBild interview.

Bayern: Thomas Müller signs new contract? It's probably still about money

So obviously things are going very well between FCB and Thomas Müller . However, the rumored details of the contract negotiations are still explosive. The term should be fine for Müller, but there is an increase in salaries to 15 million euros annually .

If the club bosses wanted to keep the 30-year-old's current salary, they could only make up for it with the length of the contract. Another year and thus a working paper until 2024 cannot be ruled out.

Thomas Müller: New contract with FC Bayern - What does Manuel Neuer say about the details?

This would contradict the self-imposed Bavaria credo of no longer providing stars over 30 with long-term contracts . Manuel Neuer is particularly irritated that the negotiations with Thomas Müller seem to be proceeding so quickly and without conflict.

The former goalkeeper wants a pension contract * on Säbener Straße. The talks with him have been dragging on since autumn 2019 and it is said that the club wants to extend with him for a maximum of two years . With Thomas Müller, however, they seem ready to talk . He is four years younger. Nevertheless, the keeper will listen very carefully, after all he is also at world-class level.

New contract? Thomas Müller is in talks with FC Bayern - world champion should get "pension contract"

First announcement from March 30: Munich - Thomas Müller , like David Alaba *, is part of FC Bayern's inventory, so to speak. In 2000, the future world champion changed at the age of eleven from his home club TSV Pähl from Upper Bavaria to Säbener Strasse to the German record champion.

Since the end of the career of Munich-born Philipp Lahm and Bastian Schweinsteiger (comes from Kolbermoor near Rosenheim), there has been no major figure of identification for fans and the environment.

Thomas Müller: fan favorite at FC Bayern Munich

But in the past few months, the 30-year-old has repeatedly left his future open. His current contract ends in the summer of 2021.

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Much of Munich's supporters may have become quite restless, Müller is not only considered an Upper Bavarian original, but also a favorite among the fans of the "Reds".

New contract for Thomas Müller? Negotiations with FC Bayern Munich are ongoing

There is now good news for all of them: As the kicker reports, both sides - Müller's advisor is ex-Bundesliga professional Ludwig "Wiggerl" Kögl - have started negotiations to extend the contract. Even more: According to this, the former national player should extend his contract early by another two years until June 2023.

It would be a kind of "pension contract". Müller would then be 33 years old. Most recently, board boss Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and FCB President Herbert Hainer had publicly emphasized the attacker's special importance for Bayern .

Bundesliga: Thomas Müller plays a strong season for Bayern Munich

So far this season, which has been interrupted by the Corona crisis , Müller has scored ten goals and (very good) 19 assists in competitive matches.

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More FCB news and rumors: will Ivan Perisic stay at Bayern? Inter Milan is probably planning a spectacular exchange. An England legend is tough about a Bayern star, while two Premier League clubs from London are said to show interest in Munich youngster Chris Richards.

Leroy Sané could, however, become a “corona bargain”. And BVB boss Hans-Joachim Watzke has put Uli Hoeneß's corona statements into perspective.

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