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Three Premier League Clubs Tried To Sign Thomas Muller, This Summer

Three Premier League Clubs Tried To Sign Thomas Muller, This Summer

The German striker was in demand, despite a poor season

Joe Baiamonte

Joe Baiamonte

Despite enduring what was comfortably his worst individual season in his career, Thomas Muller still courted plenty of interest this summer.

Though the World Cup winner did get his hands on the Bundesliga trophy for the fifth successive season, he struggled to replicate the sort of goalscoring form he had been producing in previous seasons.

Image: PA

Since making his breakthrough in 2010/11, Muller has reached double figures in all competitions in every season he has featured - including a career-best tally of 32 goals in 49 games.

But it was a different story completely last term, as for the first time in his professional career, Muller failed to score at least ten goals in all competitions having only managed nine. Five of those goals came in the 29 Bundesliga outings he featured in, and it certainly doesn't make for great reading for Muller.


And the story from German outlet Sport Bild is that despite appearing to be happy at the Allianz Arena, where he is under contract until 2021, four clubs showed an interest in Muller. Three of whom were from the Premier League.

Juventus, whom Bayern have a great working relationship having negotiated deals for the likes of Arturo Vidal, Kingsley Coman, Mehdi Benatia and most recently Douglas Costa, are one of the clubs named.

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The other three sides are from the Premier League, with Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal all linked.

Of the three, Chelsea were reported to be the most keen to sign the World Cup winner, given that Diego Costa spent the summer trying to to return to Atletico Madrid.

However, Bayern CEO Karl Heinz-Rummenigge has ruled out the possibility of selling Muller, who was instated as vice-captain for at the Allianz Arena, with Manuel Neuer taking on the main armband from the retired Philipp Lahm.

"Both the club and Thomas agree on the assessment of last season - it wasn't a good one," he said to Bild.

"[But] Thomas is still not for sale because he's a perfect fit for Bayern. This is not a matter of discussion.

"Thomas knows that he has to deliver a bit more, but this isn't a problem."

(H/T Sport Bild)

Featured Image Credit: PA

Topics: Football, Thomas Muller, Premier League, Bayern Munich