Thomas Müller Moving to Manchester United? Bayern Munich Say No to €85 Million Fee
German champions Bayern Munich turned down a staggering €85-million bid from Manchester United in a report by The Guardian. Bayern's sporting director, Matthias Sammer, said in a report, "It is not Thomas who is causing the fuss, it is his performances. And we can't do anything about that. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge is right. He is a player that we cannot put a price on."
Rummenigge said, via a separate report from The Guardian, "There are some players who just don't have any price tag. We would be out of our minds to sell Müller."
United's deal with Pedro ended with Chelsea signing the player instead, per a report from Telegraph. Now, the Red Devils are faced with the task of finding another attack option, and Müller is the one Louis Van Gaal wants.
Van Gaal brought in Bastian Schweinsteiger from Bayern this season and would like to add another. Müller is open to joining United, but Bayern insists in not selling him until he hands a transfer request, according to a report from The Daily Star.
The Daily Star source said, "He will have to force the issue himself and make it clear he wants to leave Bayern. It is all down to him now."
Müller said, via The Daily Star, "Louis van Gaal and I have a relationship that goes beyond that which is normal between a player and a coach."
The Germany international has a contract with Bayern until 2017. He is one of the best players and crowd favorites in Bayern. According to The Guardian, the relationship between Müller and Bayern manager, Pep Guardiola, is not that good.
There were reports about a training ground dispute last season, wherein Guardiola put Müller out of the lineup. The reported riff between him and Guardiola may factor in the move of the forward. United will offer Müller a weekly salary of €370,000 per week, making him one of the highest-paid players in the Premier League.
Müller, 25, is one of the best players in the world and has won many awards with Bayern and Germany. In his Transfermarkt profile, Muller is a four-time Bundesliga champion, three-time DFB-Pokal winner, two-time DFL-Supercup winner and German Super Cup winner.
He also won the UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup, a Champions League Cup and FIFA World Cup in 2014.
Manchester United has brought in four players in the current transfer window according to Sky Sports. Memphis Depay from PSV Eindhoven was bought for €35 million, Morgan Schneiderlin for €38 million from Southampton, Matteo Darmian from Torino for €17.5 million and Schweinsteiger for around €21 million.
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