Real Madrid has detonated the January market with a €150 million bid that obliterates every previous club record, storming Bayern Munich’s boardroom with a take-it-or-leave-it proposal for Joshua Kimmich: instant payment of the full amount, a five-year deal worth €22 million net per season (second only to Kylian Mbappé), and the sacred number 8 last worn by Toni Kroos. The package would eclipse Jude Bellingham’s €103m arrival and make Kimmich the most expensive signing in Real Madrid’s 122-year history while simultaneously becoming Bayern’s biggest sale ever, dwarfing even the €100m received for Lucas Hernández. Club delegates flew to Munich yesterday with contracts already signed by Pérez and a personal video message from Mbappé pleading: “Come build the new empire with us.”
Real Madrid have ‘made contact with Joshua Kimmich’, about a potential summer transfer, claims Christian Falk. @bild 😲⚪️ The German midfielder has 6-months left on his current contract. 🇩🇪
Bayern officials, reeling from Kimmich’s public contract standoff and his refusal to extend beyond 2025, reportedly sat in stunned silence as the numbers were laid out. Sources inside the Allianz Arena say the room was split: sporting director Max Eberl pushed to accept and reinvest, while honorary president Uli Hoeneß slammed the table shouting “we don’t sell our captain to rivals.” Kimmich himself was summoned for a private 11 a.m. meeting today. Cameras waited outside Säbener Straße for hours, expecting the German to emerge with agents and a smile. Instead, he walked straight past the press pack, stopped only when a reporter shouted “Joshua, €150 million and the No.8 – yes or no?” Kimmich turned, looked the journalist dead in the eye, and delivered one ice-cold word: “Nein.”
Real Madrid are reportedly monitoring Joshua Kimmich’s situation 👀 Could Kimmich be the next Galactico? 🤔
The refusal detonated instantly. Madrid’s delegation was informed within minutes; the private jet that had stayed on standby in Munich took off empty-handed. Florentino Pérez, watching from his office, reportedly slammed the contract folder shut so hard the glass desk cracked. Bayern’s social media posted a single photo minutes later – Kimmich in full training kit, arms crossed, captioned simply “#MiaSanMia” – which racked up 8 million likes in an hour. Madridistas are torn between admiration and fury, with #RespectKimmich trending alongside memes of a broken Florentino crying into a pile of €500 notes. For the first time in the Pérez era, the chequebook king met a player who looked at €150 million, the number 8, and a galaxy of superstars… and chose loyalty over legend. Somewhere in Munich tonight, a 30-year-old from Rottweil just reminded the entire football world that some things money still can’t buy.
Joshua Kimmich to Real Madrid, here we go! Final approval arrived on club side to register him as new signing, green light from the player. It’s done deal, signed few minutes ago.
