Thomas Müller could go anywhere he wanted in MLS. He’s a big enough deal that the league would have figured out a way to make any landing spot happen for him.

The fact that the Bayern Munich legend is on his way to the Vancouver Whitecaps — there continue to be reports that an official announcement is coming any day now and there have been no rebuttals to that from any of the parties involved — would seem to bode well for the stability of the Whitecaps in the Lower Mainland.

Bayern Munich is the lone pro club that Müller, 35, has ever known. The midfielder has been there for 17 seasons and has played over 500 times for them.

With that history, you get the feeling that Müller is the type who wouldn’t want to be a part of something that might be messy. He and his camp would have certainly

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