Bayern Munich midfielder Joshua Kimmich is not any stranger to altering roles.

Throughout his time at Bayern Munich, Kimmich made a number of appearances as a centre-back, enjoying large at right-back, then settling right into a dual-pivot midfield position for the staff.

Teaming principally with Leon Goretzka, the duo has actually gotten into particular roles with Kimmich as No. 6 and Goretzka as Sq.-to-Sq. No. 8… till this season. Someplace alongside the best way throughout the 2022/23 marketing campaign, Kimmich started to shift right into a extra attacking position, which some assumed brought about an imbalance in midfield cohesion.

When requested if he noticed the necessity for a defensive-minded No. 6 that may permit him to roam extra freely up the pitch, Kimmich dismissed the thought — with out outright denying that he wished to maneuver (once more) into a unique position.

“What we’d like now could be 4 wins, after which we are able to discuss. I am not excited about it. We’ve an amazing staff and it is as much as us to present every little thing and win our video games – then we’ll see,” Kimmich informed Sky Sports activities journalist Florian Plettenberg (as captured by @tweet).

It is not clear what Kimmich desires going ahead – and likewise what Thomas Tuchel has deliberate for him – however no matter he decides will possible ship ripples by way of the membership’s squad planning for subsequent season.

In the event you’re all in favour of breaking down Kimmich’s position through the years, that is how he performed every place within the collection Market transfer:

• Defensive midfield: 206 appearances – 24 objectives, 54 assists
• Proper-back: 111 appearances – 10 objectives and 40 assists
• Midfield: 64 appearances – 7 objectives, 6 assists
• Central defender: 22 matches – 2 objectives, 0 assists
• Proper midfield: 6 matches – 0 objectives, 0 assists