The World Cup winner has struggling horribly for goals this season, with doubts raised over whether he has a future in Bavaria under Carlo Ancelotti
Come the end of this season, Bayern Munich will be in need of a fresh start. That will remain true even if they were to win the treble.
Five of their key players are aged 30 or over – including chief attacking threat Arjen Robben and captain Philipp Lahm – and there is a sense of things going stale, particularly after last week's Champions League quarter-final first-leg loss to Real Madrid.
Former Blancos boss Carlo Ancelotti was supposed to give Bayern a fresh start and a fresh perspective following the intense three years the squad experienced under Pep Guardiola.