Thomas Muller says a move from Bayern Munich to Manchester United is “not up for discussion” and thinks English youngsters are suffering from “so many foreign players” in the Premier League.
Muller, 26, has been repeatedly linked with a move to England ever since Louis van Gaal – his former coach at Bayern – took over at Old Trafford in 2014, but the Bundesliga champions rejected United’s advances this summer.
Bayern CEO, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, described Muller as the “heart” of the Bavarian club and said repeated emails from United’s Executive Vice-Chairman, Ed Woodward, were “useless” – and Muller is happy to continue playing for the club he has been at since 2000.
Of Rummenigge’s comments, Muller told the The Mail On Sunday: “That was well said. I had to laugh about that. It was good. The club, as Rummenigge showed, denied [the bid] straight away, so it’s not up for discussion.
“I heard what Rummenigge said and it’s nice for me to hear it. There are never any guarantees in football but I do have a four-year contract and when I go on the pitch and hear fans shout my name, that’s something special.”