Pep Guardiola's side have sold long-serving midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger to Manchester United this summer but still retain a solid native presence including the likes of Muller, Philipp Lahm, Manuel Neuer and Mario Gotze.
The Germany international is keen to see that continue, though he stresses that every member of the squad must be good enough on their own merit.
Muller told Goal: "Ultimately it's the quality of the player that’s decisive [but], nevertheless, I think it's important for the club, for its identity and the fans that a hard core of German and domestic players is there, so the identity of the club doesn't get lost. We have to keep an eye on it."
Bayern will be challenging for their fourth consecutive Bundesliga title this season and, asked if luck or injuries would prove more crucial to success, Muller replied that they would need to overcome a great many unpredictable factors.
"Football is simple but very complicated," he observed. "You can't explain everything and success, especially, can't be planned. If everyone is fit, you’re still far away from winning all the games.
"Of course, it would have specifically helped us in the Champions League [last season], where in the semi-finals and the final all teams are on a top level and everything is very close.
"You always need a bit of luck and a bit of skills. Take the final in 2012 against Chelsea. We played very well but didn't win. In football a team can be not as good over 90 minutes but win in the end. This is football, this makes it interesting.
"We have the squad to play at the top. To really win titles, it just has to happen. Firstly you have to bring the performance on the pitch, then luck has to come along."
Confident in his role within the team for Bayern and Germany, Muller has no concerns about his style of play not engendering the same kind of adulation as more skilful stars like Lionel Messi and Neymar.
"I have different qualities and no problem with that," he remarked. "Of course my style of football is not like Messi's or Neymar's. I try to help the team and I know what my qualities are, how I can use it to be successful at the highest level. That does not always look so elegant. I'm not a super dribbler.
"That's why football is a team sport. In certain areas I definitely have excellent qualities and I have to be there."
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