To the “sports studio”
ZDF probably covered costs for Kimmich’s private jet
17.03.2025 – 8:48 a.m.Reading time: 2 min.
FC Bayern played at Union Berlin last Saturday. Then Joshua Kimmich was a guest in the “Sports Studio” of the ZDF. But he needed a private jet for that.
It is around 580 kilometers by car from Berlin to Mainz. The journey would take over six hours. Bavaria star Joshua Kimmich could not take this path on Saturday evening after the game at Union Berlin (1-1) to have been a guest on time for the ZDF “Sportstudio”.
According to the “picture”, the Munich -based company is said to have come to the studio in Mainz with a private jet. As the newspaper continues, the flight started in Berlin at 7 p.m. and landed in Mainz at 8:20 p.m. According to the report, ZDF covered the costs for the flight. You will probably amount to a high four -digit sum.
T-online asked the broadcaster early Monday morning, and we submit an answer in this article.
The truth includes: According to the ZDF, a program “Sportstudio” costs 143,000 euros, so the costs for the private jet are therefore manageable in relation.
In the show, Kimmich then spoke to presenter Katrin Müller-Hohenstein. The future of the 30-year-old was also discussed. The German national player’s contract at FC Bayern was recently extended until 2029.
The defensive midfielder at the “Sports Studio” said about his role as a sole negotiator: “I would like to sit at the table myself, hear what is said to ask the questions themselves, hear the answers. It is important to me to exchange ideas with those responsible. I think nobody can do that better than myself.”
Why did he extend his contract with the club on the Isar? “The most important thing was this overall sporting package. If you have 15 years of career, you want to be maximum successful. I then asked myself the question: Can I here? And I have to say: I think the top of the Munich continued.