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Bayern Munich willing to keep want-away 2014 World Cup winner Thomas Muller

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Bayern Munich willing to keep want-away 2014 World Cup winner Thomas Muller
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Despite the willingness to leave, the Bavarian club won’t give up on Muller.

Thomas Muller is right to be impatient but that does not mean he will leave Bayern Munich, according to Karl-Heinz Rummenigge.

Bayern Munich chief Karl-Heinz Rummenigge expects Thomas Muller to stay at the club beyond January despite his frustration with a lack of playing time. The 30-year-old forward expressed dissatisfaction with his marginalized role in an interview earlier this month, telling Kicker he was “too ambitious” to settle for a place among the substitutes.

The 2014 World Cup winner started none of the club’s final five games leading into the international break. Reports have suggested Muller will ask for a move when the window reopens but, Bayern CEO Rummenigge would be surprised to receive a transfer request.

“I cannot imagine that,” he told German newspaper Welt am Sonntag. “The relationship between Thomas and Bayern is totally intact and he will remain an important part of our club.”

Muller has spent his entire professional career at Allianz Arena, winning eight Bundesliga titles. He made 28 league starts under Niko Kovac last season but the arrival of Philippe Coutinho on loan from Barcelona has increased the competition for places in Muller’s favored position behind the striker.

Rummenigge accepted the 100-cap Germany international’s decision to speak out about his concerns: “If Thomas would sit contentedly on the bench, he would be at the wrong club. That is the reaction we want, but he still has to deal with the situation seriously. He does that perfectly.”

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