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,

The Vancouver Whitecaps are closing in on a deal to sign former Bayern Munich and Germany star Thomas Müller, sources have told ESPN.