Joshua Kimmich: 10 things on the Bayern Munich and Germany ace
Bayern Munich and Germany ace Joshua Kimmich is a true warrior of the modern game. - © DFL Bayern Munich and Germany ace Joshua Kimmich is a true warrior of the modern game. - © DFLbundesliga01.05.2024Joshua Kimmich might be the only man in the modern game to rank as conceivably the world's best player in two different positions - but what else is there to know about the Bayern Munich and Germany generational talent? bundesliga.com fills in the blanks...1) 'Not good enough' for Stuttgart, but good enough for LeipzigAfter spending several years making weekly trips to Stuttgart from his hometown of Rottweil, Kimmich began taking his first real footsteps in the world of football when he was welcomed into VfB's renowned academy as one of only 18 annual recruits – when he was just 14.Despite playing alongside the likes of Serge Gnabry and Timo Werner up to the age of 18, Kimmich's hopes of breaking into the reserves were dashed. "'You're not good enough, your body is not strong enough,' the...