Contract negotiations with Bavaria
Father pushed Kimmich: “What else do you need?”
Updated on 14.03.2025 – 8:09 p.m.Reading time: 2 min.
The contract negotiations between Joshua Kimmich and FC Bayern dragged on for a long time. Even the player’s family became impatient.
Joshua Kimmich, with his hesitation, irritated not only fans and responsible persons, but even his own family in the extension of the contract with Bayern Munich. “Even my father called me at some point and asked: ‘What’s going on now? What else do you need?’,” Said the captain of the German national team in an interview with the “Süddeutsche Zeitung”. On Thursday, the 29-year-old finally signed a new contract with the record champions until 2029.
In the interview, Kimmich explained that he had deliberately took the time for his decision to wait and see how the situation in the club develops. “So I consciously took the time, and I find that legitimate in this history. But at some point I noticed, okay, blatant, I totally believe in the coach, I totally believe in us as a team, also in me and my role,” said Kimmich.
According to Kimmich, Kimmich currently feels in top form. “I have the feeling that I play under him at the best level of the past ten years,” he emphasized. Nevertheless, after a difficult pre -season, he considered a change. Kimmich confirmed that he also had more attractive offers. Paris Saint-Germain is said to have been one of the interested clubs.
But after the weak season it was clear “that I don’t want to say goodbye after a year. He made a very conscious decision – “for a functioning environment for my family and me. And for FC Bayern”. He had briefly withdraw an extension offer to Kimmich’s hesitation.