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Bayern Munich's Thomas Mueller reacts during the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals second leg soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and FC Bayern Munich at Parc des Princes Stadium. Munich icon Thomas Müller may not have his contract renewed for another season, the Bild paper reported on Friday. Sebastien Muylaert/dpa
Bayern Munich icon Thomas Müller will not receive a contract extension when his deal ends in June and could retire, the Bild newspaper and Kicker magazine reported on Sunday, without naming their sources.
The reports said the 35-year-old had already been informed of the decision following a club meeting two weeks ago.
The Bundesliga leaders have been busy with a raft of new deals in recent weeks including for Manuel Neuer, Jamal Musiala, Alphonso Davies and Joshua Kimmich.
But one-club man Müller, who won the 2013 and 2020 Champions Leagues with the club alongside 12 Bundesliga titles, has been at the back of the queue having featured only sporadically for Bayern this term as either striker Harry Kane's or playmaker Musiala's deputy.
Müller, a 2010 World Cup winner, has already retired from the Germany national team.
He has been at the club since 2000 and played over 700 competitive games.
This season's Champions League final is in Munich on May 31 and the reports say bosses hope the club icon can go out on a high then.
He would not move to another Bundesliga club and a new playing deal with a foreign side is seen as unlikely.
A contract to work at Bayern in another function such as an assistant coach or club ambassador is viewed as possible by German media.
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