Thomas Müller shares Instagram photo with new partner after Lisa Müller split

An Instagram series with one striking photo

Thomas Müller, the former FC Bayern player who has played for the Vancouver Whitecaps in Canada since summer 2025, posted a series of photos on Instagram captioned "Big smile". The set includes a restaurant outing, fitness training, a walk to the stadium before a match and a picture with his former 2014 world champion teammate Mats Hummels. One image has drawn most of the attention: it shows Müller embracing a woman from behind on a pavement, both dressed in dark, elegant clothes. Her face is hidden because she has turned away from the camera, and the post does not name her.

Separation and the first reports

Müller and his wife, the dressage rider Lisa Müller, married in 2009 and jointly own a stud farm near Munich. Their separation became public in early June, when the couple's media lawyer, Christian Schertz, confirmed it.

“The couple separated by mutual agreement some time ago.”

Lisa Müller stayed in Bavaria and kept working at the stud, Gut Wettlkam, while her husband moved to Canada for his career. Rumours about a new relationship had circulated since the summer, and in late July German media first reported on it. In October the two were seen together at Oktoberfest, and shortly afterwards in Paris, where they left the restaurant Costes hand in hand during a double date with Mats Hummels and his partner.

Who the woman is

Bild reports that the woman is French and works in the financial sector. 20 Minuten says she is 26 and works in international investment and capital markets, with earlier work experience in London and Paris. The outlet describes this identification as probable, not confirmed. The articles do not confirm her name, and Müller's post does not show her face or give any name.

Sporting and public context

Müller spent 25 years at FC Bayern before joining the Vancouver Whitecaps in Major League Soccer in summer 2025. He is 37 years old and was part of Germany's 2014 World Cup-winning squad. The articles describe him as a club icon at Bayern, which makes his personal life a regular subject of German media coverage. The Instagram series shows him alongside friends and teammates as well as with the woman, and his caption "Big smile" accompanies the whole set rather than the embrace alone. The timing of the post follows several months of speculation about his relationship since the separation was made public.