Excitement is building for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC thanks to the team signing German superstar Thomas Müller.

Whether the move will pay financial dividends is yet to be seen, but the team is set to benefit from more fan interest in buying tickets as well as merchandise.

The Major League Soccer (MLS) team did not initially release details of Müller’s contract but team CEO Axel Schuster told BIV this afternoon that Müller agreed to what might appear to be an extremely low salary of $600,000 for the last nine league games of this season.

Playoff compensation for players comes through a bonus pool shared by teams that reach the post-season.

Müller made 20.5 million Euros in his most recent season with the German Bundesliga's FC Bayern Munich.

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