Kompany Sets Tone of Humility as Bayern Face Early Player-Availability Questions

Overview

• Vincent Kompany has told his squad to treat the new season as a fresh start and warned that Bayern cannot afford arrogance.
• Kompany, speaking Thursday in Hong Kong during Bayern’s Asia tour press briefings, stressed that rivals are hungry and the club must match that intensity.
• Reports from Kicker relayed via social channels say Harry Kane, Dayot Upamecano and Michael Olise will report late for fitness tests and may not join full team training until Supercup week.
• Those late returns create real doubt over whether the trio will be ready for the Franz Beckenbauer Supercup and could force Kompany to reshuffle his starting lineup for the Bundesliga opener on August 23.
• Kompany declined to publicly wade into the Gianni Infantino controversy, saying he has views to study first, while Bayern prepares for a season in which domestic rivals and European clubs have strengthened their squads.