The saying “when it rains, it pours” might apply perfectly in the case of Bayern Munich who are facing one of their most challenging domestic campaigns after years of dominance in the Bundesliga.
Things have gone horribly wrong so far this season for the Bundesliga champions as they’ve seen their league title hopes almost entirely vanish in the space of a week. After losing three games in a row, they ended up 8 points behind league leaders Bayer Leverkusen and are trailing in their last 16 tie against Lazio in the Champions League going into the second leg.
As if that was not enough trouble at Bayern, it is now rumored that one of the leaders in the side, Joshua Kimmich, is unsettled in Munich and has not been seeing eye-to-eye with Thomas Tuchel and some of his coaching assistants.
According to BILD, Kimmich enjoyed a greater leadership role under previous coaches and was Nagelsmann’s “extended arm on the pitch,” a status which he has long lost under Tuchel as the manager has openly looked for a holding midfielder despite having one of the world’s very best in Kimmich.
The German international was reportedly “extremely annoyed” after training tirelessly to be fit for the match against Leverkusen, the most important league fixture of the season, only to be left on the bench and watch his side lose 3-0.
After two defeats the following week, Bayern CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen addressed the media, stating that they have no plans to get rid of Tuchel just yet. One might think that because the Champions League campaign can still be saved, the club is keen to let Tuchel finish the season and try to win it, but they will definitely hope not to lose Joshua Kimmich in the process, who is said to be open to leaving in the next transfer window.
