By Rune Gjerulff@runegjerulff

Report: Bayern bosses angry over Kimmich comments

Joshua Kimmich's recent comments about his contract negotiations with Bayern Munich have caused anger among the club's management, according to Sport Bild.
Article image
Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images
Loading official content
DFB team arrives in Dortmund ahead of Italy clash
Check out the arrival of Jamal Musiala, Karim Adeyemi & Co ahead of Germany’s Nations League clash against Italy.
0 seconds of 1 minute, 14 secondsVolume 0%
Press shift question mark to access a list of keyboard shortcuts
00:00
01:14
01:14
 

 

After months of negotiations, Bayern Munich finally announced a contract extension for Joshua Kimmich until 2029 last week.

The 30-year-old recently spoke to Süddeutsche Zeitung about his lengthy talks with the Bavarians - and according to Sport Bild, he said a few things that didn't go down too well with the club's bosses.

At an earlier stage in the negotiations, Bayern's board withdrew a contract offer to Kimmich because they were tired of waiting for him to make a decision.

However, much to the surprise of the club's management, Kimmich said in the interview that to him, "the offer was never completely off the table".

Furthermore, the 30-year-old Germany captain said that the financial aspects of the contract negotiations were only discussed "at the very end".

The club's chiefs disagree, with the report stating that board member for sport Max Eberl told the supervisory board all the way back in early November that Kimmich's financial demands would complicate negotiations.

Although the exact figures were not discussed until the end of the negotiations, the financial aspects were an issue early on, according to the club bosses.

Despite the furore the interview has caused, Sport Bild reports that there will be no consequences for Kimmich - but it does point to certain communication problems between the player and the club.

Bundesliga news

Table

Bundesliga

Regular Season

#TeamP
1 FC Bayern69
2 Leverkusen63
3 Frankfurt51
4 RB Leipzig48
5 Mainz 0546
6 Freiburg45
7 Gladbach44
8 Dortmund42
9 Bremen42
10 Augsburg42
11 Stuttgart40
12 Wolfsburg38
13 Union Berlin34
14 Hoffenheim30
15 St. Pauli29
16 Heidenheim22
17 Bochum20
18 Holstein Kiel18
View full table
Kickfieber

Match days

German Teams in Europe

DFB-Pokal

German National Team

Long reads

Exclusive interviews

Team News