The signing of James Rodriguez means the out-of-form World Cup winner has more competition than ever for a place in Carlo Ancelotti's team
It’s that time of year when fans and pundits are putting together their predicted XIs for the season ahead. As things stand you’d have to look far and wide to find a prospective Bayern Munich XI which contains Thomas Muller.
It’s been a summer of considerable change for the German champions. Plenty of new faces have arrived as coach Carlo Ancelotti seeks to reinvigorate a team that won the title last season but were uninspiring at times.