Comeback against Bremen? Latest on Bayern defender Minjae Kim | OneFootball

Minjae Kim recently had to take it easy due to a knock. Ahead of the home game against Werder, Vincent Kompany has now commented on the defender’s situation.

After being substituted due to a calf muscle problem in Hoffenheim, his availability for the coming weekend initially seemed doubtful. But the South Korean is making progress, and his coach is optimistic.

As Vincent Kompany announced at the press conference before the match against Bremen, the chances for a quick comeback are good: “If everything goes well in training today, he’ll be there tomorrow against Bremen.” And that seems to be the case – as BILD reported shortly afterwards, Minjae Kim trained normally with the team on Thursday afternoon.

Already at the beginning of the week, the 28-year-old completed individual exercises with rehab director Benjamin Sommer. Bayern’s new rehab chief, who joined from Eintracht Frankfurt in the summer, accompanied Kim through light running, passing drills, and mobility exercises.

Kim fighting for his place at FC Bayern

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In the match against Hoffenheim, the center-back put in a strong performance until his substitution. 94 percent of his passes found their target, he won more than half of his duels – and an important block prevented a possible equalizer for TSG. After an injury-plagued previous season, Kim was just getting back into the swing of things and becoming a key player under Kompany again.

The Bayern coach is currently having to do without several defensive players anyway. In addition to Alphonso Davies and Hiroki Ito, who are still working individually after ACL and metatarsal injuries respectively, Raphael Guerreiro has also been out recently due to muscular issues. Josip Stanisic is also sidelined with a medial ligament tear. This makes the prospect of a rapid comeback for Minjae Kim all the more significant.

Whether Minjae Kim will be in the squad on Friday evening will be decided after the final training session. At the moment, it looks likely that Jonathan Tah and Dayot Upamecano will start at center-back – Kim could initially take a place on the bench.

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