Barcelona have had their sights set on Joshua Kimmich for quite a few years. Every year in the summer transfer window, Kimmich to Barcelona rumours begin to emerge. However with the recent acquisition of Hansi Flick, the club have the ideal opportunity to obtain the signature of the 29 year old.
With his contract set to expire in 2025, Kimmich’s departure from Bayern seemed to be inevitable due to the German’s lack of interest in extending his contract. However, according to Sky Sports DE, Bayern are now open to selling him in the current transfer window as they aim to obtain some money in the form of transfer fees from a highly valuable squad player.
This makes the pathway for Barcelona to obtain Joshua Kimmich even easier. With Flick at the helm, the contract negotiations with Kimmich’s camp can certainly become a success. Moreover, Bayern will be willing to offload him for not too high a fee as his contract runs out in 1 year.
Much has been made of Kimmich’s fit at Barca, he has other worldly talents on the ball. On the other hand, his defensive weaknesses stand out as a deterrent for the club to deploy him in defensive roles.
For an affordable price, the Catalans cannot go wrong with acquiring the 29 year old. Kimmich offers a perfect blend of creative prowess and possession retention that will be advantageous to Barca’s possessional play.
While Kimmich isn’t an enforcer who makes use of his physical attributes to be a frequent ball winner, he can still use his immense game sense to adopt himself into ideal possessions to make recoveries. Something, he has shown quite a lot for Bayern as well as the German National Team.
Kimmich’s greatest ability has to be his unmatched consistency as well as his availability. Rarely injured, the 29 year old retains his high level of football regardless of how tough the opposition on the other end is.
If Bayern are serious about offloading Kimmich, we can most certainly expect Barca to make advances. However, the transfer talks will take off once the conclusion of the ongoing UEFA Euros has been reached.
Bayern open to selling Joshua Kimmich
