Tah and Kimmich, along with Araujo and De Jong, are crucial players for the team

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FC Barcelona Eyeing Jonathan Tah and Joshua Kimmich as Key Transfer Targets

Tah and Kimmich, along with Araujo and De Jong, are crucial players for the team

Tah and Kimmich, along with Araujo and De Jong, are crucial players for the team

Jonathan Tah and Joshua Kimmich are top targets for FC Barcelona, as reported by MD yesterday. The upcoming season is expected to be quite interesting in terms of the transfer market, especially with key players from the current Barça squad facing uncertain situations. Both the Bayer Leverkusen center-back and the Bayern Munich midfielder have contracts until 2025, but Tah has already mentioned that he won't renew and is looking to join another team.

Looking at this situation, it's clear that both players still have a long way to go (Tah will be 29 on February 11 and Kimmich will be 30 three days earlier) and they would bring valuable experience to a Barça team that is eagerly waiting to see what Ronald Araujo and Frenkie de Jong decide about their contracts. Interestingly, the positions of the Uruguayan and Dutchman are the same as those occupied by Tah and Kimmich.

The contracts of Araujo and De Jong are set to expire on June 30, 2026. Their indecision regarding the offers from Barça has been causing some confusion within the club's leadership. With the uncertainty surrounding these players, it's crucial for the team to explore other options in the market.

Both Araujo and De Jong are key figures in the Barcelona squad, with Araujo serving as the second captain and De Jong as the third. However, the club is still in the dark about their future plans. Despite meetings between Edmundo Kabchi and Edoardo Crnjar, Araujo's agents, with Deco in Barcelona, the details of the renewal offer didn't reach Araujo directly. Joan Laporta, informed by Luis Suárez about the risk of Ronald leaving, even personally spoke to the player. Araujo had mentioned meeting with Barça before the Copa América, but as of now, there hasn't been any progress.

The same goes for De Jong. He has received an offer from Barcelona since November 2023, and everything remains unchanged despite Frenkie stating he is content at Barcelona. If, like Araujo, he does not extend his contract before next summer, Barça might be more inclined to sell them to avoid losing them the following year without gaining anything. Looking ahead to 2025, Tah and Kimmich are in good positions.

This content has been translated and adapted from the Spanish version of the digital newspaper
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