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Advisor wanted to lure Müller abroad: "Wouldn't be me if I hadn't tried"

2023-05-25T05:19:23.952Z

Highlights: The entrepreneur Volker Struth is known as a player agent. In an interview, he talks about the next transfer summer and an offer from him to Thomas Müller. Struth expects a transfer summer that will be "normal", but noted that clubs Schalke 04, 1. FC Köln or Werder Bremen were even more active on the market a few years ago. In England, he expects "absolute madness" again and refers to the willingness to buy Chelsea FC in recent years.



The entrepreneur Volker Struth is known as a player agent. In an interview, he talks about the next transfer summer and an offer from him to Thomas Müller.

Munich – Volker Struth is an entrepreneur and is best known as a player agent and agent in professional football. So it's no wonder that his heyday begins, especially at the end of the season, when the personnel carousel in Europe's top leagues picks up speed. In the podcast Phrasendräscher, he now commented on the upcoming transfer summer and an offer from him to Thomas Müller.

Thomas Müller
Born:13 September 1989 in Weilheim
Contract until:June 30th 2024
A-internationals:121 missions for Germany

Volker Struth on transfers in the Bundesliga: "expect a normal transfer summer"

The 57-year-old initially drew a gloomy scenario for German football. He expects a transfer summer that will be "normal", but noted that clubs Schalke 04, 1. FC Köln or Werder Bremen were even more active on the market a few years ago. However, many clubs may have suffered lasting financial damage as a result of the Corona pandemic.

For Struth, a solution based on market logic is to take measures to "adapt to the international market" and, for example, to think about the 50 + 1 rule. Otherwise, you have to get used to the fact that even FC Bayern may not be among the top 8 in Europe in the long run. In England, on the other hand – where many clubs are investor-led – he expects "absolute madness" again and refers to the willingness to buy Chelsea FC in recent years, which can only finish 11th in this Premier League season.

FC Bayern and Thomas Müller are struggling with their chances against Hoffenheim. © Ulmer/Imago

Volker Struth on Thomas Müller: "I actually called him"

On the other hand, one player who has made little of transfer periods for himself is Thomas Müller. Since 2009, the man from Weilheim, who has recently addressed the fans emotionally in the course of the title race, has been playing exclusively for FC Bayern. However, this is not without attracting the attention of the big clubs.

That's how Müller came into Struth's sights, as he admits in the podcast: "I actually called him, yes. That was a year ago. We're well connected internationally, and Thomas has always been a player you looked at a lot, especially in England."

For Thomas Müller, a move to England was "not an issue"

A lure call that would make the 121-time DFB selection player weak? Probably not, as Struth recalls: "I asked him if this could be an issue for him. He then told me that, firstly, it's not an issue and secondly, he already has a consultant."

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Struth, who wanted to offer Müller a delightful prospect in England, attested to Müller's typical handling of the request – "authentic and honest". However, he admitted that he had followed his business instinct when he was asked about a request to the club-loyal Müller, because: "I wouldn't be me if I hadn't tried." (nki)

Source: merkur

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