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Thomas Muller has extended his deal with Bayern Munich until the end of the 2023-24 campaign, the Bundesliga champions have announced.
The Germany international, who has spent his entire 14-season senior career with Bayern, was due to be out of contract at the end of the next campaign.
However, after playing a vital part in the Bavarian giants’ 10th successive league triumph this season, Muller and Bayern have agreed to fresh terms.
“I’m delighted to have extended my contact with FC Bayern Munich until 2024,” Muller told the club’s official website on Tuesday.
“The journey we’ve been on since I joined the FCB academy in 2000 has been a fantastic success story up to now.
“It gives me immense pleasure to hold up the red colours year after year, on and off the pitch – even if the wind blows in your face from time to time. Let’s keep going together.”
Muller has won 11 Bundesliga titles with Bayern in total, with his latest triumph seeing him overtake David Alaba (10) as the competition’s outright most successful player.
He has made 624 first-team appearances in total and has also lifted two Champions Leagues, the Club World Cup, the UEFA Super Cup and six DFB-Pokal crowns.
Bayern CEO Oliver Kahn said: “Thomas Muller is an icon who wears the club badge on his heart.
“FC Bayern has always been characterised by continuity, and therefore we’re pleased that we’ve managed to extend the contract of this important player.
“He’s someone who assumes leadership and is also an important character in the dressing room with his personality.”
Muller has been as important as ever for Bayern this term, having registered 17 Bundesliga assists – four more than next-best Christopher Nkunku – and scored seven times.
Indeed, those 24 direct goal involvements is a tally bettered only by Erling Haaland (28), Nkunku (31) and team-mate Robert Lewandowski (36).
The 32-year-old still has some way to go to beat the Bundesliga record for assists in a single campaign that he set in 2019-20 when setting up 21 goals.
After tying down 2014 World Cup winner Muller for the next two years, Bayern are reportedly hopeful of agreeing fresh terms with compatriot Manuel Neuer in the coming weeks.
