Real Madrid, Man City among contenders to sign 29-year-old Barcelona midfield target

The upcoming summer transfer window has the potential to be one for the ages with several top players expected to be on the merry-go-round towards a different top team.

At the heart of it will be Real Madrid, who are eyeing a move for Kylian Mbappe, first and foremost. The Frenchman’s contract clocks up in the summer, and he has already communicated to PSG about his desire to leave.

Elsewhere, they are also hoping to reinforce the left-back position, and are pursuing a move for Bayern Munich’s Alphonso Davies.

Unlike Mbappe, he still has a year on his contract, but does not wan to renew under the Bavarians’ conditions, and is hoping to earn nearly €10 million per year with his next deal.

Amidst all of this, Florian Plettenberg has reported that another one of Bayern Munich stars, Joshua Kimmich is open to a move in the summer, with Bayern also ready to sell him for a suitable offer.

He is, however, only considering five clubs for his future, among which is Real Madrid, of course.

Kimmich’s current situation

Thomas Tuchel is clearly not a big fan of Kimmich, and has often kept him out of the team or played him as a right-back in recent times.

The German manager believes that the midfielder, as brilliant as he is, is not a natural no. 6, which seems to have frustrated him.

And while Tuchel will not be the coach next season for Bayern, Kimmich presumably seems to be done with his tenure in Germany.

As such, he is ready to move to another top club soon, and his choice of options are: Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester City, Arsenal, and Liverpool.

Do Madrid need him?

Madrid currently boast of one of the finest young crux of midfielders in world football with Federico Valverde, Aurelien Tchouameni, Eduardo Camavinga, and of course, Jude Bellingham.

Three of these five will be likely vying for a starting spot next season, with Toni Kroos and Dani Ceballos expected to act as backups, with Nico Paz also likely in the mix.

And there is off chance that Luka Modric ends up renewing, after all, which will realistically mean no space for Kimmich.

He will also end up costing a sum around €40-50 million, on the last year of his contract, which can go towards reinforcing other areas in the team, like central defence or the right-back role.