EM 2021: Jogi Löw takes Thomas Müller with him - Boateng will probably stay at home

The FC Bayern star Thomas Müller, who has been sorted out at the DFB, is apparently about to return to the national team.

The decision should now have been made.

Update from May 17th, 1:45 p.m.:

Thomas Müller is going to the EM!

That is now a done deal, if you believe the

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Last week the newspaper reported on a phone call between Löw and the Bayern star, now the decision is said to have been made.

On Wednesday, the national coach will announce the line-up of 26 - apparently with Müller.

Mats Hummels can also have hopes, with Jerome Boateng the decision against a return should have been made.

Thomas Müller: return to the DFB?

Löw is said to have already contacted the Bayern star

First report from May 13th:

Munich - The European Championship 2021 will begin in a month, Joachim Löw will nominate his squad in about a week.

As the national coach already indicated, Thomas Müller, who was sorted out in 2018, could play a role.

Only two days after the 31-year-old had avoided the national team question at Sky, a contact between Löw and Müller was reported.

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reported late on Monday evening, the national coach is said to have already called the Bayern star to bring him back to the DFB selection for the upcoming EM. On May 19, the world champion coach will announce his squad, which in view of the corona pandemic will exceptionally include 26 players, i.e. three more than usual *. The squad planning with his coaching staff and DFB director Oliver Bierhoff are in full swing, apparently Thomas Müller should also play a role. Löw has not yet issued a statement.

In the event of a nomination, Müller could start the tournament in his living room, Germany will play its first game on June 15 against France in the Allianz Arena *.

The Weilheimer could play his 101st international match as part of the World Cup preparation for the EM, his last appearance before his disembarkation in March 2019 dates back to November 2018, when they drew a 2-2 draw against the Netherlands in the Nations League.

Thomas Müller: Outstanding statistics from the FCB professional - did Jogi listen to Matthäus?

In the season that is drawing to a close, Thomas Müller * and his Bayern team were unsurprisingly champions and were one of the key players. Under Hansi Flick, he scored 19 assists and eleven goals of his own in 30 Bundesliga games, and last season the 2014 world champion played a key role in winning the Champions League.

In the past weeks and months there have been many rumors about the return of the spatial interpreter, most recently Lothar Matthäus also supported him.

“For me, Thomas Müller belongs to the national team and then also to the field,” said the record international and said: “Just taking him with me would not be enough for me.

If he's there, he has to play.

I would take him with me, but I'm not Jogi Löw. ”The national coach apparently took the words to heart.

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