Bayern Munich’s Joshua Kimmich could be lining up a big change

Nike? Adidas? New Balance? Puma? Skechers? Who will secure the right to provide Joshua Kimmich his boots?

According to a report from Footy Headlines, Bayern Munich star Joshua Kimmich could be eyeing up one major change for his career — his footwear.

After almost a decade as a Nike athlete, Kimmich could be taking steps to find a company to work with:

Nike’s staff purge shows no signs of stopping. Recently, Joshua Kimmich was found to have painted the upper of his Nike Mercurial Vapor 15 shoes black, implicitly confirming that he will be leaving Nike after 10 years.

During a recent training session with Bayern München, Kimmich painted the upper of his Nike Mercurial Vapor 15 ‘Mad Ready’ boots black. The move is intended to signal that Kimmich is in the process of parting ways with Nike and may be looking for a new sponsor.

Kimmich has been with Nike since 2015. After almost 10 years, Kimmich is likely to leave Nike as part of the Nike’s cost-cutting drive.

X account @iMiaSanMia re-posted the pictures from the Footy Headlines story of the “paint job”, which back up the report:

Joshua Kimmich painted the upper of his Nike Mercurial Vapor 15 shoes black. The move is intended to signal that Kimmich is in the process of parting ways with Nike after 10 years and may be looking for a new sponsor [@Footy_Headlines] pic.twitter.com/bm2nqGun4t

— Bayern & Germany (@iMiaSanMia) August 10, 2024

Which company will Kimmich seek to work with next — if he does, indeed, end up leaving Nike?