Joshua Walter Kimmich (Rottweil, 1995) was on his way to establishing a new world record: chained ¡54 !!! Consecutive matches with Bayern playing everything. The 90 minutes, whether out of right side or as a midfielder.
You have to go back to the defeat against Stuttgart (3-1) of May 4, 2024 to find the last match that Kimmich did not play in full. Then, it was replaced in 64 ‘by Mazraoui.
Now, 54 games later, his body has said enough. The 30-year-old German international had to be replaced in the 4-0 victory over the Eintracht. He left his place to Goretzka. He retired by his own foot, but his face of concern made a serious setback
“It is normal for something to happen at some point when you have played every minutes, but I would also say that he [Kimmich] It’s not like everyone else. He has an incredible ability to always play, always be ready and always give up. We will see how long will be out. But if it’s not too much, it will not be a big problem, “said Vincent Kompany.
It is normal for something to happen at some point when you have played every minutes, but Kimmich has an incredible ability to always play and perform
Vincent Kompany
Luckily, it doesn’t seem serious. According to ‘Bild’, the magnetic resonance that was practiced yesterday has revealed that there is no breakage. It is simply an inflammation. Moreover, from Germany they point out that Kimmich is doing everything possible to be in the initial eleven against Stuttgart on Friday.
“Kimmich suffered a muscular pain in the back of the left thigh. The tests performed by the Bayern Medical Department have revealed that the midfielder suffers an irritation in the tendon and will cause low for the moment,” says the official statement of Bayern.
Near renewing with Bayern
Around Kimmich there is a bad and a good news, especially in ‘Bávara key’. Florian Plettenberg, a specialist in market issues, especially Bayern, says he is close to renewing.
The German international, signed in Stuttgart in exchange for 8.5 million euros, ends contract in June. However, according to Plettenberg, everything is ready to extend your contract “in the next few days” until 2028.
“Despite other information ongoing: there were never concrete conversations with Real Madrid and Liverpool,” insists the journalist of ‘Sky’.
It is surprising that Max Eberl, sports director of Bayern, was not so sharp in statements to the ‘DPA’: “We have taken a clear position and now we have to see if we can fulfill it. I cannot force anyone to sign. I can only say that we I would like to renew.