Manchester United's pursuit of Thomas Muller given a huge blow by Bayern Munich CEO
Manchester United’s pursuit of Thomas Muller has been given a big blow when Bayern Munich CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge made it clear that the club is not planning to sell their star attacker, as per the reports on ESPN. Rummenigge has suggested that the United officials should stop trying.
The Red Devils had reportedly submitted a “very high bid” for the 2014 World Cup winner in September but the club chose to reject the offer. Rummenigge has made it clear that the 26-year-old wasn't for sale, no matter the price.
“I am not a banker. We are a football club,” Rummenigge said. “That is why we never even considered selling Thomas Muller.
"I told my colleagues at Manchester United: 'I cannot close down my email account, but you no longer need to send me anything. It is useless.'
“Thomas is a special character, different to all others we have seen at this club before, on and off the pitch.
“There are players who are technically better, and there are players who are faster, but there is no second Thomas Muller on this planet. He's extremely important for us. He embodies 'Mia San Mia' [Bayern's motto of 'We are who we are']."
Too early for Bundesliga title to be decided: Sammer
Bayern Munich sporting director Matthias Sammer has suggested that it is too early to celebrate despite their stunning 5-1 victory over Borussia Dortmund on Sunday, according to Sports Bild.
The Bavarians were in sublime form at the Allianz Arena on Sunday. As expected, Thomas Muller and Robert Lewandowski stole the show and ended up scoring twice – equaling their own record of eight straight league wins to start the season. Bayern have now opened up a 7-point lead over their rivals Dortmund, who sit second in the table.
Pep Guardiola and his red army had already beaten Wolfsburg, who are another potential rival, by the same scoreline last month. However, the club’s sporting director has stressed that the Bundesliga was a “marathon” played out over 34 matches and that the race was far from over.
“There are wonderful videos of marathon runners who celebrated too soon before the finish,” Sammer told the reporters after the game.
“You can imagine for yourselves what happens next.”
Earlier this year, during the pre-season, Sammer had admitted that being crowned German champions for the fourth time in a row would be a “huge motivation” for Bayern’s players. Sammer is of the opinion that the club would not be easing off anytime soon despite watching them sweep aside his former club in the weekend.
“Don't think that we're going to let up for a millimetre or a second,” Sammer told Bild.
“What that means for the league, others can decide.”