Even if you only know a little about the stories and legends on the pitch, you must have heard of Thomas Müller, the legendary superstar of the Germanic chariots?
Now 34 years old, he still stands heroically in the Bundesliga, tirelessly writing a chapter in his great career.
Just last night, a blockbuster contract extension swept the entire football world, Bayern officially announced: The contract extension with the team's soul player Thomas Muller has been reached, and the two sides will work together until 2025!
Wearing the "No. 25" and playing for 25 years, Muller will carry out the legendary journey of "one man, one city" to the end!
After all, it's a historic moment, and it's time to update the dazzling exhibition walls;
Murray excitedly held up the new frame and hung it high, but his eyes wandered in each classic portrait, after all, photos can lock in good memories, but they can't restrain those beating hearts;
At the age of 16, a conversation with the "godfather" Ralph Rangnick couldn't help but jump into his mind;
"Mr. Rangnick, may I take a sip of the drink in front of me?"; Of course. ”；“ Can I get this drink back now?";" Of course not, you've already drunk it!"
"Yes, Mr. Rangnick, Bayern is the drink for me. ”
一朝拜仁,终生拜仁。
The relationship between Muller and Bayern has quietly begun, from joining the Bayern youth team in 2000 to being promoted to the first team in 2008 and then winning dozens of championships to the peak, the "stubborn" Muller is mainly a person who never gives up.
The past 20 years have not been a flick of a finger, in those years, with Muller's excellence, there were only a lot of transfer rumors, and he became the coveted boy of the major giants;
Louis van Gaal, who was the coach of the Red Devils at the time and is now Ajax's technical adviser, had been fond of Muller and wanted to bring his lover back, but Muller shook his head and left a sentence: "My future is still in Bayern." ”
Although later under Ancelotti and Kovac, Muller gradually lost his preferred position in the midfield and became Coutinho's substitute, and the transfer turmoil came and went again, but the Bayern jersey on his body never faded;
In 2019, Flick took over Bayern and led the team to win the Bundesliga, German Cup, and UEFA Champions League, and was crowned the treble of the season.
In 50 official games that season, he scored 14 goals and provided 25 assists, won the treble for the second time, and was selected as the official Bundesliga Team of the Season and Champions League Team of the Season, proving that he is the flagship of the club.
So far, Muller has played a total of 684 games for Bayern, scoring 237 goals and providing 261 assists.
During this time, they won 12 Bundesliga titles, 8 German Super Cups, 6 German Cups, 2 Champions Leagues, 2 Club World Cups, and 2 UEFA Super Cups.
In an era of increasingly commercial competitive sports, it is not easy to stick to the principle of "one person, one city", and it is even more valuable for players who have only stayed in one team for more than 20 years from youth training to retirement.
This is enough to reflect Muller's absolute loyalty to Bayern, and his determination to go through the trough and witness glory with the team.
Time is limited, only heroes are immortal, like Muller, there are Totti, Ricken, Giggs, Scholes, Puyol, Maldini...
Perhaps some players' careers are not brilliant enough, but his loyalty is unmatched, so the definition of legend should not only be the career of Changhong, but also the obscure persistence;
The charm of football is far more than the excitement at the moment of scoring, but also the football story written by Bayern and Muller!