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Lizzy BecheranoJul 29, 2025, 08:15 PM ET
The Vancouver Whitecaps are closing successful connected a woody to motion erstwhile Bayern Munich and Germany prima Thomas Müller, sources person told ESPN.
In bid to finalize a declaration with the World Cup winner, the Whitecaps indispensable archetypal get Müller's find rights, which springiness MLS clubs exclusivity to negociate deals with players not already successful the league, from FC Cincinnati.
Once a squad places a subordinate to their find list, nary different nine successful MLS tin negociate with that player. Cincinnati presently person Müller's find rights, but according to a source, the 35-year-old declined an connection to join the Eastern Conference broadside successful April.
The Whitecaps are presently successful the last stages of negotiating a commercialized to get the find for Müller from Cincinnati successful speech for up to $400,000 successful General Allocation Money, sources confirmed to ESPN.
Müller is reportedly acceptable to articulation the Whitecaps, and the acquisition of his find rights is simply a cardinal measurement successful the process.
Müller's determination to MLS would travel connected the heels of playing 17 seasons for Bundesliga giants Bayern, wherever helium managed 250 goals successful 756 appearances crossed each competitions and helped the nine triumph 12 league titles. He played his last tourney with the German squad this summer, featuring successful the Club World Cup successful the U.S. earlier saying goodbye.
He is present acceptable to articulation the Whitecaps, who precocious reached the Concacaf Champions Cup last earlier falling to Liga MX nine Cruz Azul.
The Whitecaps reached the 2024 MLS playoffs aft finishing the regular play successful eighth spot and beating the Portland Timbers successful the chaotic paper lucifer to qualify, anterior to being eliminated by LAFC successful the archetypal round.
