BARCELONA APPROACH FOR JOSHUA KIMMICH REBUFFED BY BAYERN MUNICH
Joshua Kimmich's transfer to Barcelona is rejected by Bayern Munich
Record-time Bayern Munich, the league winners, has rebuffed Barcelona's most recent effort to pry Joshua Kimmich away from Bavaria.
The 28-year-old's potential Spanish suitors have reportedly been flatly rejected by Bayern Munich, who have no plans to let their star midfielder depart, according to Mundo Deportivo.
Kimmich's contract at the Allianz Stadium has two more years yet to run, and club officials view him as the new team captain and a key figure in an eventual rebuilding project.
The Bavarians have chosen the German playmaker as their new captain since the old guard, which includes players like Manuel Neuer and Thomas Muller, is nearing the end of its playing days.
BARCELONA APPROACH FOR JOSHUA KIMMICH REBUFFED BY BAYERN MUNICH
Joshua Kimmich's transfer to Barcelona is rejected by Bayern Munich
Record-time Bayern Munich, the league winners, has rebuffed Barcelona's most recent effort to pry Joshua Kimmich away from Bavaria.
The 28-year-old's potential Spanish suitors have reportedly been flatly rejected by Bayern Munich, who have no plans to let their star midfielder depart, according to Mundo Deportivo.
Kimmich's contract at the Allianz Stadium has two more years yet to run, and club officials view him as the new team captain and a key figure in an eventual rebuilding project.
The Bavarians have chosen the German playmaker as their new captain since the old guard, which includes players like Manuel Neuer and Thomas Muller, is nearing the end of its playing days.
Following Bayern's unreliable season, Barcelona had dim hopes of signing Kimmich, but the player appears to have sworn devotion to the team he joined from RB Leipzig in 2015.
The search by Xavi Hernandez for a long-term replacement for Camp Nou legend Sergio Busquets, who is scheduled to depart the club after 15 years, is doomed to failure.
Given that Xavi singled out Kimmich as the ideal replacement for his old comrade, it is thought that his persistence was a key factor in Barcelona first reaching out to Bayern.
The freshly crowned La Liga winners would still have to work around Financial Fair Play regulations even if they were able to persuade the highly regarded midfielder to alter his position.
