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Bayern Munich’s leading goalscorer Harry Kane is on track to return from injury in Friday’s Bundesliga clash with RB Leipzig at home, coach Vincent Kompany said on Thursday.
Kane, who has scored 14 goals in 12 league games this season, has been sidelined since injuring his thigh in last month’s 1-1 draw against Borussia Dortmund.
“I won’t say whether he’ll start or not. The final training session is still important today. If everything goes well, he’ll definitely play a part tomorrow,” Kompany told reporters.
The England international, top scorer in the Bundesliga last season with 36 goals, is irreplaceable in Bayern’s attack, Kompany said.
“We said before that we can’t update Harry Kane identically. Harry has this idea of where he wants to be in the box,” added the Belgian coach.
“He’s one of the best in the world in the box, that’s where he makes the difference. There aren’t many players who can do that.”
Bayern suffered its first defeat of the crusade on Saturday, a 2-1 away to Mainz, with Kompany without several key players due to injuries: Kane, João Palhinha, Alphonso Davies, Serge Gnabry and goalkeeper Manuel Neuer.
Kompany said he was pleased to see Davies, Kane and Josip Stanisic back in education and hoped for more after the three-week winter break that begins on Saturday.
“If things go as well on Friday as they did in training yesterday, we’ll be in good shape,” he said.
Bayern, with 33 points from 14 games, is four points ahead of second-placed Bayer Leverkusen, while fourth-placed Leipzig has 27 points.