A service provider has extended his contract with FC Bayern Munich.
The bosses take an important step with the continued employment of Joshua Kimmich.
Munich - This is of course how you start the new week at Bayern Munich *: Joshua Kimmich extends his contract with the record champions!
As the club announced on Monday morning, Kimmich has extended his contract, which expires in 2023, to 2025 ahead of time. The German national player moved from RB Leipzig to the Isar in 2015. Kimmich has played in 264 competitive games for FC Bayern and scored 30 goals. With the 26-year-old, FC Bayern won six German championships, three times the DFB Cup, the Champions League, five times the DFL Supercup, as well as the Club World Cup and the European Super Cup.
According to
Sport Bild
, Kimmich's salary has doubled with the extension, so far, the native Swabian has reportedly earned around ten million euros.
With the new salary, according to information from the newspaper, he is now on a par with his teammates Manuel Neuer and Thomas Müller.
Rumor has it that only Robert Lewandowski is currently earning more money with the Reds.
Kimmich entered the negotiations without a consultant - he had already decided to take this step months ago.
In top European football, this is an absolutely extraordinary approach.
Joshua Kimmich: contract extension with FC Bayern Munich
Kimmich * is quoted as follows in the official announcement from FCB: “The most important reason for my contract extension is that here at FC Bayern I can enjoy my passion every day.
I have a team with which I can achieve anything, and a lot of my teammates have become real friends. "
This is exactly why Kimmich started playing football as a child: "Because it should be fun." The midfielder does not see himself at the end of his development.
He is also convinced that a lot will be possible at FC Bayern in the next few years - and: The family feels very comfortable here.
“Munich has become a second home.
The combination that we have here cannot be found anywhere in the world. "
FC Bayern Munich and Joshua Kimmich agree on a new contract
The management team of Bayern * was of course happy about Kimmich's signature. President Herbert Hainer said: “We are happy to be able to go into the future with Joshua Kimmich. He has developed into a top international player with us, and it is important to us to keep players with such qualities in our team for the long term. With him, FC Bayern will have the best opportunities in the future to achieve large and ambitious goals. "
The new CEO Oliver Kahn promises: “The package that we can offer is extremely attractive for every top international player.” The national player recognized “the value of playing in a club over the long term and helping to shape many things can as well as to be part of great successes and an era ”. Sports director Hasan Salihamidzic added: “With this contract extension, FC Bayern is sending a clear signal both internally and externally. We want to sign our best players over the long term. Joshua Kimmich will develop his great quality as a leading player at FC Bayern in the next few years and make history. He is a world-class footballer with an outstanding mentality and, as a professional and a person, offers everything that has always distinguished FC Bayern. "
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