Arsenal transfer target Joshua Kimmich has verbally agreed a new contract with Bayern Munich and is expected to stay with the German giants despite interest from elsewhere
Bayern Munich midfielder Joshua Kimmich before a game
Arsenal target Joshua Kimmich is set to stay at Bayern Munich (
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Joshua Kimmich is poised to extend his contract Bayern Munich after the club sanctioned a new deal for the midfielder.
The Germany international, 30, was due to be a free agent this summer and has been free to speak with interested clubs from overseas since January.
Arsenal are among the teams who have been courting Kimmich, who has won eight Bundesliga titles and the Champions League since joining the German giants from RB Leipzig back in 2015.
It recently emerged that Kimmich and the club's sporting director, Max Eberl, had come to an agreement over a deal. But the prospective contract still needed to be ratified by the club's supervisory board, who met on Thursday.
The details of said meeting have now been revealed by Sky Sport Germany, who report that the club have approved Kimmich's new deal and that the midfielder is set to put pen to paper imminently.
As well as interest from Arsenal and a verbal agreement with Bayern, Kimmich also had a contract offer on the table from Paris Saint-Germain. It's been reported they offered the versatile star a deal until 2029.
Kimmich was asked about his future again after Bayern beat Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 in the first leg of their Champions League Round of 16 tie on Wednesday night and said: “A decision will definitely be made soon.
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“The ball is not in my court. My plan was to do it before the international break. The club wanted it before the two Leverkusen games. I’m noticing that Max [Eberl] is honest and is fighting.
“It’s not about squeezing out the last euro. I know that Max (Eberl) is very honest and is fighting. I really appreciate that. I also don’t have the impression that I’m totally greedy. It’s not about squeezing out the last euro. Max knows that. We had very good talks.
“My plan was to make my decision before the international break. The club didn’t want that, which is legitimate. I appreciate that they gave me a lot of time. It was important to get off to a good start this season after a difficult last season and build a relationship with each other again.
“The club now wanted to have a decision before the two games against Leverkusen. For me the injury complicated things a bit, without going into details. But there will be a decision soon. I don’t know if it will be between both legs, but it will definitely be before the international break at the latest.”
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