Joshua Kimmich is the first FC Bayern transfer of 2015 FC Bayern Munich have announced that they have agreed to terms with current German U-21 national team player Joshua Kimmich on a five year contract, and the VfB Stuttgart youth product, who is currently playing for RB Leipzig in the 2nd Bundesliga, will join the club this coming summer. Bayern management have repeatedly stated that there will be no new players joining the team this winter transfer period, but that doesnt mean they arent planning for the summer. The first new player, officially announced today on FC Bayern Munichs website, is U-21 national team player, Joshua Kimmich. Who is Joshua Kimmich? The 19-year old defensive midfielder (who turns 20 in February) came up through the VfB Stuttgart youth system, but never played for their senior team. Stuttgart sold him to RB Leipzig (who play in the second division, but are threatening to get promoted to the Bundesliga for next season) in 2013, but inserted a buyback clause into the deal, enabling them to buy their player back after two years. On the national team level, Kimmich has run through the U-17 and U-18 teams, and was crowned European Champion with the U-19 team in 2014, before making the jump all the way up to Horst Hrubeschs U-21 team. This is how a buyback clause is supposed to work Stuttgart secured themselves a buyback clause in Kimmichs current contract, which allowed them to get him back after two years for a sum of €750,000. That turned out to be quite the profitable agreement, as the reported transfer fee that Bayern is laying out is €7m. Reports indicate that Kimmich was not interested in returning to Stuttgart, and that Leipzig wanted to keep the midfielder, especially if they gain promotion, but the lure of a world class club like Bayern proved too much. According to Bayerns own website, Kimmich was on Matthias Sammers and Pep Guardiolas wish list, and, as kicker reports, Michael Reschke was heavily involved in the deal as well. Kimmich is expected to sign a 5-year contract that will run through 2020. Considering that Bastian Schweinsteigers and Xabi Alonsos deals are set to expire in 2016, it appears that Bayern is restocking their defensive midfield for the future. Kimmich will have plenty of time to learn from the best, training with the world class midfielders. Tags: (sports, africa, animals, arts, asia, auto, bayern, bayern munich, boxing, breaking news, business, cartoon, celebrity, cinema, culture, education, environment, europe, fight club, fights, football, germany, health, humor, lgbt, MMA, moto, munich, music, news, newzwolf, oceania, people, politics, soccer, sport, streetfight, technology, UFC, USA, war, warzone, world Related posts Shabazz Muhammad goes for the grind (0) “The Interview” Is A Triumph, But Is It Also A Disaster? (0) Terrence Malick Sends Emails By Having An Assistant Scan His Typed Letters (0) In praise of Nemanja Matic (0) Germany’s Merkel takes hard line on fixes for eurozone debt crisis (0) #BayernMünich, #Football/Soccer, #Germany-Bundesliga, #Sports #Sports, #Africa, #Animals, #Arts, #Asia, #Auto, #Bayern, #BayernMunich, #Boxing, #BreakingNews, #Business, #Cartoon, #Celebrity, #Cinema, #Culture, #Education, #Environment, #Europe, #FightClub, #Fights, #Football, #Germany, #Health, #Humor, #Lgbt, #MMA, #Moto, #Munich, #Music, #News, #Newzwolf, #Oceania, #People, #Politics, #Soccer, #Sport, #Streetfight, #Technology, #UFC, #USA, #War, #Warzone, #World
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