When the news about Barcelona’s intent to buy Joshua Kimmich first came out, it was a rather ‘shy’ piece of information, and many of them dismissed it immediately. Unlike Barcelona, Bayern Munich is a stable club that just won its 11th consecutive Bundesliga title. The Bavarians are always among the favourites to win the Champions League trophy and are financially stable. And yet…the news just stood there for days, and didn’t gain any momentum, as the German international is considered to be a key member of the team and was a rock-solid started with both Hansi Flick, Julian Nagelsmann and Thomas Tuchel. And then somebody asked Xavi about the player, and we had an immediate reaction from Bayern.No new striker until they solve the defence issue – a conundrum threatens BayernAfter saying that Kimmich was a good player but was under contract with Bayern and, therefore, everything depended on him, the Bavarians promptly responded.”First of all, Xavi was an excellent player and I have great respect for Barcelona, but I don’t understand why Barca openly and offensively flirt with our player. Joshua Kimmich is an absolute cornerstone for us. He is a leader, he has won many titles with us and will continue to do so. He is firmly in our plans for the future and is one of the players around whom we will build our team”, president Herbert Hainer told ‘Sky Sports Germany’.Rumour has it: Walker close to making a shocking move to Bayern Munich!The Germans are well aware of Robert Lewandowski, who was also under contract but expressed his desire to leave and eventually signed with the Catalans. And the Pole also ’added fuel to the fire, saying:”Everyone knows the qualities of Joshua Kimmich. A player like this is the desire of every coach, that’s no secret. Barcelona is always looking for the best options. But I don’t want to say more now”. Kimmich himself distanced himself from the move, but he has ’only’ two years left in his contract, and this could be the season when he is rewarded with a new deal, thus ’killing’ any Barca rumours.Lewandowski: “Why Xavi is pushing for Kimmich? Such a player is the desire of every coach. This is not a secret.” pic.twitter.com/0ebDOZN57L— Barça Universal (@BarcaUniversal) June 17, 2023 But German Bild reports that is not all ideal with the German international. They also agree he is the main player for Bayern but point out at his decreased form and ’grubling’ from his German teammates. The paper says that a group of national players questioned his role in the World Cup in Qatar. The allegations in the team were: too many alibi gestures on the pitch, with which he publicly underlines his ambition – but which are not effective. Even his fan, former Bayern player Lothar Matthaus recently said that ’the people next to him have recently been constantly worse: it doesn’t matter whether it’s Goretzka, Sabitzer or Gravenberch. Because they had to do unfamiliar work for Kimmich. So, coach Tuchel would like to keep him, but to bring him closer to the opponent’s goal and that is why he is after Declan Rice/Sofyan Ambrabat type of player. ##NAJAVA_MECA_7324393##
