Manchester City Seek To Sign Bayern Munich Midfielder

Manchester City are planning to sign Joshua Kimmich from Bayern Munich in the summer amid rival interest from Manchester United and Liverpool

According to the Mirror, the English champions are ready to wait until next summer to sign the Bayern Munich midfielder, who is unlikely to sign a new contract with the German giants. Right now, the Bundesliga side are reportedly demanding a transfer fee in the region of £50 million for Kimmich, but by the time the summer arrives, the Germany international will have only a year left in his contract, which may force his club to reduce their valuation to £25m.

While the Cityzens remain confident of landing Kimmich next summer, they will face competition from fellow Premier League clubs Manchester United and Liverpool, both of whom have a long-standing interest in the player. La Liga giants Barcelona are also keen on signing the 28-year-old despite their financial constraints.

Despite United and Liverpool's interest in Kimmich, it is believed that the reigning European champions are the favourites to land the player as he had previously worked under Pep Guardiola at Bayern and shares a close bond with the manager.

Personal information:

Joshua Walter Kimmich (born 8 February 1995) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or right-back for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the Germany national team. Regarded as one of the best midfielders in the world, he is known for his versatility, aggression, leadership and playmaking ability.[8][9][10][11] He is often compared with former Bayern Munich captain Philipp Lahm and is considered his successor

He has achieved the length of his career so far

Bayern Munich[101]

Bundesliga: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21,[102] 2021–22, 2022–23[103]

DFB-Pokal: 2015–16, 2018–19, 2019–20

DFL-Supercup: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021,[104] 2022[105]

UEFA Champions League: 2019–20[106]

UEFA Super Cup: 2020

FIFA Club World Cup: 2020[107]

Germany U19

UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2014[108]

Germany

FIFA Confederations Cup: 2017[109]

Individual

Fritz Walter Medal U19 Bronze: 2014[110]

UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 2016[61]

UEFA Champions League Breakthrough XI: 2016[111]

German national Player of the Year: 2017,[112] 2021[113]

UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 2017–18,[114] 2019–20[115]

UEFA Champions League Defender of the Season: 2019–20[116]

UEFA Team of the Year: 2020[117]

FIFA FIFPro World11: 2020[118][119]

FIFA Club World Cup Bronze Ball: 2020[120]

ESM Team of the Year: 2018–19[121]

Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2017–18,[122] 2018–19,[123] 2019–20,[124] 2020–21,[125] 2021–22[126]

kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2018–19,[127] 2019–20[128]

VDV Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2017–18,[129] 2018–19,[130] 2019–20,[131] 2020–21,[132] 2021–22,[133] 2022–23[134]

Bundesliga Goal of the Month: May 2020, September 2020[135]

IFFHS Men's World Team: 2020[