Decision made: Barcelona will not sign the main pivot target this summer, the deal could be reviewed in 2025
Barcelona is in the market for a new pivot, although currently, it is projected to be a low-cost operation. The owners of the club are determined to spend a lot on Nico Williams, which means that the signing of a midfielder would be relatively – this rule of the chances of Joshua Kimmich to go to Catalonia this summer.
Sport have reported that Kimmich is no longer an option for Barcelona for this summer's transfer window. Bayern Munich are demanding €50 million for an immediate sale, and coupled with the player's high wage demands, the decision has been made to remove the German midfielder from consideration.
Barcelona will not go for Kimmich this summer. He won't get there unless he's in a free agent deal next year. @sport
— Barcacentre (@barcacentre) July 17, 2024
Barcelona officials have already warned Kimmich that they will not try to sign him this summer, although they are prepared to make an effort to pursue him in 2025 if he does not sign a new contract with Bayern before the deadline of his current agreement, which is in 2025. end of the coming season.
It makes perfect sense Barcelona to shelve the Kimmich operation for the time being. They simply can't afford it now, and if they can sign him as a free agent next summer, it would be a spectacular deal. Therefore, they would need to be confident that he will not leave Bayern before the end of the summer, and also reject any new contract offer.
