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'The team was surprised!': Thomas Muller admits the Bayern Munich squad did not expect Marcel Sabitzer to join Man United on deadline day... but insists the Austrian will return in the summer because 'the chapter isn't over yet'

Thomas Muller has admitted that the Bayern Munich squad were surprised by Marcel Sabitzer's deadline day move to Manchester United.

Sabitzer, the first Austrian to play for Man United, sealed a loan deal until the end of the season as Erik ten Hag desperately searched for a replacement for Christian Eriksen, who has been ruled out for three months.

The 28-year-old had become frustrated at a shortage of game time at Bayern since Julian Nagelsmann, his coach at Leipzig, took him to the Allianz Arena with him in the summer of 2021.