Thomas Müller apparently has no interest in a move to Serie A. © APA/afp / MARCO BERTORELLO

Thomas Müller looking for a club: Fiorentina won’t be it

No match! According to media reports, Thomas Müller does not want to move to Serie A. Fiorentina recently officially pursued the Bayern icon.

23 April 2025

From: dpa/sn

According to a media report, Thomas Müller has turned down the first interested parties in his search for a new club. BILDAccording to information, FC Cincinnati from the North American professional league MLS made an offer to the FC Bayern attacker, which he rejected.

A move to Fiorentina, which was recently speculated in some media, is also said to be BILD The deal was not finalized. Although an intermediary was brought in, Müller was reportedly not interested in a transfer to the eighth-placed Italian Serie A team.

Thomas Müller is leaving FC Bayern after the Club World Cup. © APA/afp / ALEXANDRA BEIER

Müller will leave the German record champions this summer after 25 years. The 35-year-old's last official trip with FC Bayern will be the Club World Cup in the USA from June 15 to July 13.

That is why Cincinnati has a right of first refusal on Müller

Should Müller decide to move to the MLS, Cincinnati will still play a role despite the rejection. According to Bild, the club is said to have the so-called discovery rights on the former international. This represents exclusive negotiating rights for a player who wants to move to the MLS. Each franchise can place up to seven players on its secret discovery list, and the league monitors the authenticity and financial viability of the interest.

A move to the USA for the 2014 World Cup winner is still possible, however. Discovery rights can be traded and purchased, and the clubs usually reach an agreement. This was the case with former international Marco Reus, who was initially on the discovery list at Charlotte FC and later landed at LA Galaxy.