Man City eye up Pep’s former favorite Joshua Kimmich as they attempt to save their season

On Dec 15, 2024

EXCLUSIVE Manchester City are interested in signing Bayern Munich star Joshua Kimmich in the January transfer window with the German potentially available for as little as £10million

15:51, 15 Dec 2024Updated 15:56, 15 Dec 2024

Pep Guardiola is a long-time admirer of Joshua Kimmich(Image: (Photo by Stuart Franklin – UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images))

Manchester City have added Bayern Munich star Joshua Kimmich to their January shopping list.

The versatile German international, 29, who can operate in midfield or as a wing back, is out of contract at the end of the season. And that means Kimmich could be available for as little as £10million in next month’s window – and a perfect acquisition for the free-falling English champions.

City boss Pep Guardiola has always admired the player, having been the Bayern boss who brought him to Munich from RB Leipzig in 2015. The Spanish coach, as we reported last weekend, has a £200m kitty to blow in the New Year as he attempts to arrest the worst run of his entire managerial career.

With seven defeats in his last ten games heading into today’s home showdown against Manchester United, he is ready to launch a major overhaul of his squad mid season. And in addition to Bruno Guimaraes, Florian Wirtz and Martin Zubimendi, Kimmich is very much on the radar – despite Bayern coach Vincent Kompany being keen to keep him.

This season has seen City battle a number of injuries in their midfield, with Rodri’s ACL injury a severe blow in the pursuit to win a fifth consecutive Premier League title. Ilkay Gundogan’s return to the Etihad from Barcelona has coincided with a regression in his physical ability, with Rico Lewis equally unable to match the level of Rodri alongside the German.

Liverpool came close to signing Martin Zubimendi in the summer(Image: Getty Images)

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Zubimendi remains on the radar of both Liverpool and Arsenal, the former of which believed they had a deal wrapped up for the Real Sociedad star this past summer, only for the Spaniard to turn them down in favour of remaining in the Basque Country.

It was he who replaced City star Rodri during the second half of the European Championship final against England, with Zubimendi impressing in the place of the midfielder who went on to win the Ballon D’or last month.