Thomas Müller is still watching FC Bayern, even after moving to the MLS.
Thomas Müller sees Michael Olise as one of the future leaders in the Platenkamperen Bayern Munich team and compares the attacking star with a club icon.
“Based on the way he performs and what he defines as a dedication, I see him as an absolute important player for the coming years,” Müller told Sport Bilder. “He can become the player who leads the way for Bayern in the future, as Franck Ribéry did in my time.”
Olise is a different character than Ribéry, “but he is also a man who clearly signals:” Give me the ball, I'll take care of it! ” That is how you can lead a team without being noisy, “said Müller, who has since made his MLS debut for the Vancouver WhiteCaps.
Müller praises Diaz and warns for premature hype around Karl
Müller also has a high opinion about Bayern's star that Luis Díaz signs. The Colombian striker “made a good start from the start and was immediately involved. I experienced him as extremely hardworking in his playing style, and he has a good understanding of the game,” said Müller. “He is always active and also appears as a winger in the penalty area, so I see him as a very positive signing for FC Bayern.”
With regard to top talent Lennart Karl (17), the former World Cup winner Müller warned against early hype. He also warned against the premature forcing the Bavarian Native in the role of fans's next favorite. “With Lennart, the focus must first be on the sports side, and the rest will follow,” said Müller.
Müller sees no shortage of role models at Bayern
Müller does not believe that after his departure there will be a shortage of role models at Bayern. “We have several players in our ranks who absorb FC Bayern and who came from the youth system,” said Müller, referring to Aleksandar Pavlovic and Josip Stanisic as examples. In the meantime, he said that he does not want to burden Jamal Musiala with 'this sentimental discussion'. He just has to feel a free mind and like to play football when he is fit again.
Müller can imagine the Neuer comeback in the German goal
As far as Manuel Neuer is concerned, Müller can present a comeback in the German goal for the World Cup 2026. “If Manuel is fit at the time and in the goal is for FC Bayern as I know him, I absolutely trust him to play the role as number one in Germany at the 2026 World Cup.”
Neuer ended his career with the national team after the European Championship last summer. His designated successor, Marc-André ter Stegen,, however, was a serious injury shortly thereafter, lost his position as a starting goalkeeper of FC Barcelona and will be out a few months after another back operation. It is unlikely that the National Coach Julian Nagelsmann will have the 33-year-old Ter Stegen available for the qualifications of the World Cup, which will start in September.
Müller has no concrete plans about his own role at the World Cup in the US, Canada and Mexico – for example as a TV expert. “The MLS is now in the decisive phase of the season. So that is purely a long chance for me,” said Müller.