Harry Kane is ready for Bayern return against Leipzig – Vincent Kompany

Bayern Munich’s leading goalscorer Harry Kane is on course to return from injury for Friday’s Bundesliga clash at home to RB Leipzig, coach Vincent Kompany said on Thursday.

Kane, who has scored 14 goals in 12 league games this season, has been sidelined since picking up a thigh injury in last month’s 1-1 draw with Borussia Dortmund.

“I won’t say whether he will start or not. The last training session is still important today. If everything goes well, he will definitely play a role tomorrow,” Kompany told reporters.

The England international, who topped the scoring charts in last season’s Bundesliga with 36 goals, has been irreplaceable in Bayern’s attack, Kompany said.

“We said earlier that we couldn’t replace Harry Kane like-for-like. Harry has this incredible sense of where he needs 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 their first loss of the campaign on Saturday, a 2-1 defeat at Mainz, with Kompany missing several key players through injury, including Kane, João PalhinhaAlphonso Davies, Serge Gnabry and goalkeeper Manuel Neuer.

Kompany said he was pleased to see Davies, Kane and Josip Stanisic back in training and hoped others would return during the three-week winter break, which starts from Saturday.

“If they go as well on Friday as they did in training yesterday, we’ll be in good shape,” he said.

With 33 points after 14 games, Bayern are four ahead of Bayer Leverkusen in second place, while Leipzig in fourth place has 27 points.