How is Joshua Kimmich only 28 years old? He has seemingly been at the top of the game for decades, an elite Swiss-army knife of a player that has been operating at either full-back, central midfield or any of the inverted libero, withdrawn raumdeuter positions that seem to be in vogue these days. He’s just a very, very good footballer, and Bayern would be mad to lose him, but lose him they might. It all feels a little bit Toni Kroos.
Kimmich’s contract expires in 2025, and could be available for a cut-price deal either this January or in the summer. Pep Guardiola is a long admirer of the German, having managed him at Bayern 2015-2016 and the feeling is mutual: Kimmich called playing under Pep “an incredible experience”. So Manchester City are keen but so are PSG, who could do with the maturity, talent, poise and pausa of Kimmich in their midfield. It should be an almighty scramble to get his signature.
