May 27, 2024 - According to Spanish media outlet Daily Sport, Barcelona and Bayern
Munich midfielder Joshua
Kimmich
The main reason for the impasse in the negotiations was the
Barcelona
Difficulty in meeting players' wage demands.
Like current manager Xavi, new Barcelona manager Frick will see Kimmich as a top candidate for reinforcements. Frick and Kimmich played for the German national team.
Having worked with Bayern Munich, Frick wanted to bring in the player he knows and trusts. However, despite the fact that Barcelona have made some progress in their contact with Kimmich, negotiations have stalled due to the large gap between the offer Barcelona have made and Kimmich's wage demands.
Kimmich is currently earning around €19.5 million a year before tax at Bayern, an amount that Barcelona are struggling to match. Barcelona need to achieve a balance between their income and expenditure to meet the requirements of the fiscal fairness rules, but this has not yet been achieved. In addition, Barcelona will have to wait to see if the money owed by Libero can be accounted for in order to further solve their financial problems.
Barcelona also need to keep the team's wages balanced. Currently, Lewandowski's annual salary is close to €30 million, and Kimmich's wage demands clash with Barcelona's financial needs. In order to ensure the financial health of the team, Barcelona must find a balance between highly paid players, which is one of the key reasons why it is currently difficult to move forward with negotiations.
