Thomas Müller is officially heading to Major League Soccer, and he’s joining the Vancouver Whitecaps. But the journey to get him there was anything but straightforward, and it all comes down to one of MLS’s weirdest and most hated rules: Discovery Rights.

The Vancouver Whitecaps have fallen off from their red-hot form from the start of the season, where they appeared to be the team to beat in the West. Ever since losing their top players in the CONCACAF Gold Cup for international duty,

A new MLS club has emerged in the sweepstakes for Thomas Müller as Canada’s Vancouver Whitecaps FC have reportedly engaged in talks with the FC Bayern Munich legend. According to TransferMarkt’s Manuel Veth,