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MLS star Thomas Muller tipped to be the next Bayern Munich president
Martin Macdonald
- 10 Nov 2025 16:00 CST
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Thomas Muller has been tipped to become the next club president of Bayern Munich.
The German is a legendary figure at Bayern and in his time with the club he won an astonishing 13 Bundesliga titles, two Champions League titles, six DFB-Pokal trophies, one German Supercup, the Club World Cup and two UEFA Supercups.
He is the club's all-time top scorer and assist-maker in the Champions League and is also a World Cup winner, having won the 2014 tournament with Germany.
In the summer of 2025, Muller left Bayern Munich for a new adventure with Vancouver Whitecaps in Major League Soccer where he proved immediately popular.
The German giants like to keep things in-house when it comes to management roles in the boardroom as a number of former players have went upstairs as executives over the years.
Legends like Franz Beckenbauer and Uli Hoeness have been club president, while other icons such as Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and Oliver Kahn have taken up executive roles also.
Muller seems a perfect candidate to return to Bayern in such a role - in fact, it seems almost inevitable, and current president Herbert Hainer reckons he could actually replace him soon.
"After his departure was confirmed, Thomas Muller came to my office. I advised him in a personal conversation that if he later wanted a job in sports, he should move to MLS," Hainer told Abendzeitung.
"He can work operationally for us. He can become a brand ambassador. He could even succeed me one day."
Muller himself isn't thinking about a return just yet, however.
When asked recently by T-Online’s Julian Buhl about a return, he replied: “Bayern will always be my home. But for now, I’m enjoying life in Canada and trying to play successful football here.”
A return to Germany squad for the 2026 World Cup?
In July of 2024, he announced his retirement from international football, having scored 45 goals in those 131 appearances.
Recent rumours have suggested that he may return to the Germany contingent for the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico in a coaching or assistant role to head coach Julian Nagelsmann. However, the Germany boss says that is unlikely as Muller is contracted with MLS side Vancouver Whitecaps until the end of 2026.
"Thomas is definitely a candidate who could hold such a position," Nagelsmann told Sky Germany.
"What isn't there now can become one day in the future. He has what it takes to be a head coach.
"He still has a contract in Canada until winter 2026. The coach won't be so thrilled if Thomas says: 'Yes, I'll come two or three weeks later because I still want to be an assistant coach.'"
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