Now it’s official
Thomas Müller remains in Vancouver
Updated December 9, 2025 – 8:06 a.mReading time: 2 min.
Decision made: Thomas Müller will also play for the Vancouver Whitecaps next season. Then the second German in the squad also wants to play a role.
Thomas Müller’s adventure in Canada continues: The former Bayern professional is officially under contract with the Vancouver Whitecaps next season. Two days after the defeat in the MLS Cup final against Inter Miami, the Canadian team announced that it had exercised the 35-year-old professional’s contract option.
The squad also includes ex-Hamburger SV captain Sebastian Schonlau, who has not played a role since his move due to problems with his Achilles tendon.
“It will mostly be the same players, but not the same group because so much has happened this season. I think we will be a better team next season,” said coach Jesper Sörensen. “We’re not starting from the beginning, but from a good level.”
He once again spoke highly of Müller. “He still has the feeling that he has something to prove to himself and he wants to find out every day how he can get even better,” said the Dane about the 2014 world champion. “He wants to know every detail, wants to know what we think and how we think so that he can help his colleagues on the pitch.”
As “Bild” reports, Müller will be promoted next year: to one of two so-called designated players. His salary should therefore be around 6 million euros.
After the Club World Cup in the summer, Müller moved to Major League Soccer after 25 years at FC Bayern Munich. With the Whitecaps he won the Canadian championship and failed in the final for the MLS title 3-1 to Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami.
