Mikel Arteta has been encouraged to continue this summer with a movement for Joshua Kimmich.
Kimmich has emerged as a top objective for Arsenal, while his contract discussions in Bayern Munich continue to block. The German has settled as one of the top players of the Bundesliga since he arrives at Bayern in 2015.
He has won eight league titles, three DFB-Pokals and the 2020 Champions League. But his contract with Bayern ends at the end of this season and the German giants are struggling to bind him to a new deal.
Arsenal has seen those road barriers interested in the 30-year-old. Former Spurs star Michael Dawson has urged the Gunners to sign him, to sink Kimmich from a perfect man as the perfect man to replace Thomas Partey and Jorginho.
“I think he is a very, very good player. He did it in Germany for a long time at the age of 30. His contract is coming to an end and it doesn't seem like it will be renewed,” Dawson told Sky Sports.
“The reason that Arsenal is probably looking at this is because you are going:” Is Jorginho going? Is Thomas Partey going? “, So you have to replace them. And if he is a free agent, you get the experience, the quality he owns and it is a no-brainer really on that front.
“Kimmich, I can see why they would of course go for him. The experience and what he could bring if those two players [Jorginho and Partey] Leave Arsenal. You bring someone in who is tried and trusted … no-brainer. “
It has been reported that Bayern recently withdrawn their newest range of a new deal for Kimmich. It is thought that the German is being urged to increase his current wage package of £ 320,000 a week.
According to Sky Germany, Arsenal wants to benefit from the situation and have already held conversations with Kimmich during a move. It is said that he is interested in hearing what they have to say.
It is understanding that Bayern Chiefs Max Eberl and Christoph Freund have informed the offers. Sports director Eberl remains hopeful that an agreement can still be reached with Kimmich about a renewal before the season ends.
“In general, nobody is above the club,” he told the German newspaper Bild. “If a player decides otherwise, he will decide differently. Things will continue at FC Bayern. We are not with Kimmich at that time.
“I have never given updates about negotiations, that is not because that is inappropriate. We treat each other with great respect – we talk. What is important is how Josh and we as a club treat each other.”
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