Thomas Müller played his final game for Bayern Munich on 5 July, drawing a close to a 17-season career that helped shape the club’s modern era. The 35-year-old forward made 755 appearances in all competitions, more than any other Bayern player, and collected 33 trophies, including UEFA Champions League titles and eleven Bundesliga championships. Müller’s farewell came during Bayern’s FIFA Club World Cup meeting with Paris Saint-Germain. While the match result was secondary to the occasion, the fixture provided an international stage for the club icon’s departure. Bayern have not yet detailed plans to replace the veteran, whose tactical intelligence and versatility were central to teams managed by Jupp Heynckes, Pep Guardiola and successive coaches. The Germany international—who scored 45 goals in major tournaments for the national side and lifted the 2014 World Cup—has not confirmed his next steps. His exit marks the end of one of European football’s longest active partnerships between a player and a single club.