Thomas Müller is officially heading to Major League Soccer, and he’s joining the Vancouver Whitecaps. In simple terms, Discovery Rights allow MLS teams to claim a kind of first dibs on players who aren’t already in the league.

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,

It was earlier reported that the Vancouver Whitecaps had finalised the deal — they had come to an agreement with FC Cincinnati on the discovery rights fee but were yet to discuss the terms of the contract with Müller.