Reliable journo: Man United wanted to sign 145-goal Bundesliga star in 2023, January move mooted
Manchester United attempted to sign Bayern Munich midfielder Thomas Muller during the January transfer window in 2023, according to Sport Bild journalist Christian Falk.
The Red Devils manager Erik ten Hag wanted the Germany international, and another attempt to try and land him next January has been mooted.
Muller has played in the Bundesliga with Bayern all his career, with 145 league goals in 452 games to his name across 16 seasons, and whether a move to the Premier League at this stage of his career would be appealing to him remains to be seen.
Man United snapped up former Real Madrid duo Casemiro and Raphael Varane after their peak years, and both have struggled to impress this term.
Snapping up a 34-year-old midfielder is the last thing they need right now, and Sir Jim Ratcliffe is unlikely to approve such a move.
Muller has the experience and quality to play for Man United, but the pace and physicality of the English top-flight could prove too much for him right now.
The World Cup winner and 12-time Bundesliga champion can be deployed in a variety of attacking roles as he can play as an attacking midfielder, a second striker, a number 9 and on both wings, and the Red Devils could do with a player capable of playing excellently well across those positions right now.
His positioning, stamina, and work-rate will also come in handy at such a side, and his return of 200 league assists speaks volumes.
However, Muller is past his peak and prime and is already struggling for regular starts at Bayern, and it makes no sense for Man United to attempt to sign him at this point in time.
Ten Hag has not gotten a very large percentage of his recruitment right at the Old Trafford club, and the incoming co-owner will be hoping he goes after younger and quality players capable of producing the goods and hitting the ground running instead.
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