Barcelona coach interested in signing €50 million-rated Manchester City midfield target

Joshua Kimmich is a player who has been constantly linked with a move to FC Barcelona for quite some time now.

While the German international was a priority target under former manager Xavi Hernandez, the interest in him appeared to have died down of late despite his history with current head coach Hansi Flick.

In fact, it appeared that Kimmich, whose contract at Bayern Munich expires at the end of the season, will be signing a new deal with the Bundesliga heavyweights.

Flick remains interest

However, according to the latest update from journalist Christian Falk, Barcelona coach Flick remains interested in acquiring Joshua Kimmich, who is now also a target for Manchester City.

Even though there has been progress in a possible renewal with Bayern Munich, the 29-year-old remains open to listening to other offers, including that from Barça.

As mentioned earlier, Kimmich and Flick share a solid relationship, with the pair having worked together at Bayern Munich and in the German national team in the past.

However, Manchester City, led by Pep Guardiola, are also very much interested in the versatile midfielder.

It must be remembered that it was Guardiola who brought Kimmich to Bayern Munich and handed him his debut in 2015.

The Bavarian giants have hinted at a potential contract renewal but the German international remains very much open to exploring other avenues as well.

Whether Barça do act on the reported interest of their manager and make a move for the midfielder remains to be seen as the Catalans have other priorities at the moment such as signing a new left-winger and a backup striker.

*Player valuation in title obtained from transfermarkt.com on date of publication.