Kimmich about Sané’s move to Galatasaray and Bayern’s potential transfer plans

Joshua Kimmich has talked about Bayern Munich’s transfer plans ahead of Bayern’s first game in the brand new FIFA Club World Cup.

Bayern Munich will play their first game in the brand new FIFA Club World Cup on June 15th at 6pm CET against Auckland City. Bayern were able to assemble their full squad on Friday – including Leroy Sané who will leave the Bavarians on the 1st of July, when he joins his new club Galatasaray Istanbul.

Teammate Joshua Kimmich was surprised by the destination of his long-time colleague: “I was surprised that he’s going to Turkey. I didn’t expect that. But it’s his decision and he’ll have his reasons for it.”

Kimmich also talked about Bayern’s potential plans for the upcoming transfer window: “You’ll have to ask the club about concrete plans; of course, you get the feeling that we could do something – with Flo (Wirtz) not coming, with Leroy (Sané) and Thomas (Müller) leaving…”

Bayern are reportedly interested in bringing in a new winger for the 2025/26 season. The preferred candidates, according to Sky Germany, are Athletic Bilbao’s Nico Williams, AC Milan’s Rafael Leão and PSG’s Bradley Barcola.

Tom Bischof and Jonathan Tah are the only new Bayern Munich transfers so far – both are also included in the official squad for the FIFA Club World Cup and will most likely give their debut for Bayern in this competition.