Planning at Barca
In the search for a successor to Sergio Busquets, FC Barcelona apparently also has national player Joshua Kimmich in mind. The 28-year-old is a “top player” in his position and understands the game, said Barça coach Xavi in an interview with the sports newspaper “Mundo Deportivo” on Friday.
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When asked if the Bayern Munich pro could succeed Busquets, the 43-year-old replied: “Well, Kimmich has a contract, if a door were to open there would have to be negotiations with Bayern Munich.” Already in Last week, Xavi emphasized at a press conference how much he appreciates Kimmich’s style of play. The national player is under contract with the newly crowned German champions until 2025.
According to the Spanish newspaper, Kimmich is not averse to moving abroad and is willing to engage in closer exchanges with Xavi. Accordingly, Kimmich had already obtained information about the trainer from his circle of acquaintances. Barcelona have also already deposited their interest in the player loosely on Säbener Strasse in order to gauge Bayern’s reaction.
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Kimmich to FC Barcelona? TM community discussed
A possible move by Kimmich to the Catalans is also being discussed in the TM rumor mill. “I can understand that Barça are interested in Kimmich and would like to sign him. I’m just wondering how you want to finance it,” writes user “Simon95” with a view to the economic difficulties of the Catalans and the market value of the currently fourth most valuable professional in the Bundesliga. User “robstar” is of the opinion: “If Kimmich really wants to go, that would be unpleasant for Bayern, because he’s someone who has ambition and keeps the squad going. He may be upset about Nagelsmann’s dismissal, but the people he could blame are gone now.”
“NicoFCB_2207” attests: “I can actually well imagine that he wants to have a change of scenery because of the past season. I don’t think the dismissals of Nagelsmann and ‘Brazzo’ were easy for him either. In addition, he is repeatedly criticized in Germany, which may also be a reason for wanting to go abroad.”
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Meanwhile, Barcelona’s coach doesn’t want to put any pressure on Lionel Messi’s potential comeback. The Argentine world champion will “make a decision next week”, said Xavi, “and you have to leave him alone”. His former team-mate knows that he finds “open doors” with the Spanish champions, he added, emphasizing that he has campaigned internally for the 35-year-old to sign: “I have no doubt that he will support us at a very high level would help.”
Messi’s contract with French champions Paris Saint-Germain expires at the end of June, his departure after two years at PSG is certain. The offensive star is said to have received a concrete offer from Al-Hilal from Saudi Arabia and other clubs, but Barça is currently not an option, “Mundo Deportivo” reported earlier in the week. According to this, the club is currently unable to make a specific offer to its former star player due to the profitability plan, nor can it give any guarantees for a later offer.
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