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The way forward for Joshua Kimmich has been an ideal speaking level within the switch market over the previous yr or so.
The likes of Barcelona have been intently monitoring the state of affairs of the midfielder, whose contract at Bayern Munich expires on the finish of the season.
The cleaning soap opera continues even right this moment, with Kimmich more likely to be one of many gamers Barcelona will make a transfer for in the summertime of 2025.
Kimmich units a last date on resolution over his future
After months of hypothesis, Kimmich has now lastly supplied an replace on his future, notably confirming that he will likely be taking a last name on his future within the upcoming January switch window.
“I gained’t wait till the summer season,” Kimmich instructed ZDF in a latest interplay (h/t Mundo Deportivo).
“I’ll sit down with the membership this winter and attempt to see the larger image. In January I’ll make the precise resolution.”
Will Kimmich proceed at Bayern Munich? (Photograph by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Photographs)
This assertion will certainly be of curiosity to Barcelona, who’re eyeing a transfer for a high midfielder in the summertime of 2025.
Nonetheless, the reality is that Kimmich’s renewal at Bayern Munich can by no means be dominated out.
The Bavarians are at present in negotiations with the participant over a brand new contract. The membership’s sporting director, Christoph Freund, has expressed optimism concerning the state of affairs.
“We’re in good negotiations,” he mentioned. “Our want is to shut each offers (Kimmich and Musiala) as quickly as attainable, in fact. However a very powerful factor is that in the long run there’s a optimistic end result they usually renew.”
This places Barcelona in a troublesome place. The membership’s solely leverage is to hope that Hansi Flick manages to persuade the German worldwide to place an finish to his chapter at Bayern and begin a brand new journey at Barcelona subsequent season.
