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It?s time for Bayern to start trying to negotiate a contract extension with Kimmich. Joshua Kimmich?s current contract at Bayern Munich runs through June 2025, so the club is now entering a crucial phase of what is left on said contact. Now is the time where Bayern wants to try to start thinking about negotiations for a new deal for their #6, and that is exactly what they plan on doing, per information from SportBild?s Tobi Altschäffl and Christian Falk, as well as Bild?s Heiko Niedderrer (via @iMiaSanMia).
Per the trio of expert Bayern journalists, the club is soon set to open talks with Kimmich. They want to do everything they can to get him to agree on a new deal and eliminate the potential risk of losing him as a free agent in the summer of 2025. If he does not have a new deal tied down by January of 2025, he could technically sign a pre-contract with a prospective new club, so the clock is surely ticking for Bayern. It is said that Kimmich would also represent himself and not use an agent, just as he had done in 2021 when his most recent new deal was signed. Back then, there were not too many roadblocks in the way of getting the deal done and the club was making a statement by giving new deals to both Kimmich and Leon Goretzka right around the same time. They had said that the pair of midfielders were paramount to the future of the club both on and off the pitch, but Kimmich has proven to be the far more cons...