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5 reasons Barcelona should sign Bayern Munich’s Joshua Kimmich

By Harry De Cosemo

HAMBURG, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 24: Joshua Kimmich of Muenchen celebrates after scoring his team's winning goal during the Bundesliga match between Hamburger SV and Bayern Muenchen at Volksparkstadion on September 24, 2016 in Hamburg, Germany. (Photo by Joern Pollex/Bongarts/Getty Images)
HAMBURG, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 24: Joshua Kimmich of Muenchen celebrates after scoring his team's winning goal during the Bundesliga match between Hamburger SV and Bayern Muenchen at Volksparkstadion on September 24, 2016 in Hamburg, Germany. (Photo by Joern Pollex/Bongarts/Getty Images) /
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MAINZ, GERMANY – DECEMBER 02: Head coach Carlo Ancelotti of Muenchen looks on prior to the Bundesliga match between 1. FSV Mainz 05 and Bayern Muenchen at Opel Arena on December 2, 2016 in Mainz, Germany. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Bongarts/Getty Images)
MAINZ, GERMANY – DECEMBER 02: Head coach Carlo Ancelotti of Muenchen looks on prior to the Bundesliga match between 1. FSV Mainz 05 and Bayern Muenchen at Opel Arena on December 2, 2016 in Mainz, Germany. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Bongarts/Getty Images) /

5. Bayern are not as strong as before

Now, the biggest question left unanswered is just how would Barcelona be able to prize Kimmich away from Bayern Munich? It is a deal which is unlikely to happen because the youngster will rightly point out he can develop into the player he wants to become right where he is under Carlo Ancelotti.

But it isn’t impossible that he would fancy the challenge of moving to Spain, like Kroos did by joining Real, then coached by Ancelotti, in 2014. While they remain favourites for the Bundesliga title, Bayern do not have the same air of invincibility as they did under Guardiola, having shown weakness at times this season.

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Finishing behind Atletico Madrid in their Champions League group, having lost to Russian minnows Rostov, could prove costly in their hunt for European glory. Domestically, they are currently in a battle with RB Leipzig, while Borussia Dortmund are also likely to cause them problems in their pursuit this season.

Naturally, the club are facing something of a transitional phase after th very demanding three-year spell of Pep Guardiola, and Carlo Ancelotti deserves time to put things right and there is little doubt he will eventually. If he doesn’t fix Bayern’s weaknesses, though, then their players may begin to look elsewhere for the sake of their futures. Could Joshua Kimmich be one of those?

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