The German star is out of contract at Bayern Munich at the end of the season and the Bundesliga club’s president has provided a significant update on the 30-year-old’s situation.

Despite being 30, the signing of Kimmich makes sense, but Liverpool’s hopes of luring the midfielder to Merseyside may have been dealt a blow by Bayern Munich president Herbert Hainer.

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Speaking to BR24, Hainer has admitted that he is optimistic that Kimmich will remain with the Bundesliga giants next season, but it is a decision the player has to make.

“I’m cautiously optimistic on Kimmich signing new deal with us,” the Bayern president stated.

We are showing our ambition and project.”

Kimmich presents Liverpool with the ideal replacement for Alexander-Arnold should he leave as Kimmich ticks plenty of boxes.

However, there are also reasons why the Reds board will be turned off the German star, hence, why the Merseyside club are unlikely to make a move.

Being a free agent will be the main reason why clubs around Europe will be attracted to Kimmich but Liverpool are likely to look beyond that.

The Bayern star will also demand big wages as a result of his free-agent status, another sensitive topic at Anfield, as Liverpool continue to try and sort out the contract situations of many of their current stars.

These two areas alone will be enough to make Liverpool’s board question a move going off how they have done business in the past, but when it comes to Kimmich, this way of doing things may need to be reassessed short-term.