Harry Kane has “a chance” of playing again before the end of the month, Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany has said.
The 31-year-old England captain limped off with what appeared to be a hamstring injury during his side’s Bundesliga match at Borussia Dortmund on Saturday, which ended 1-1.
Kane told Kompany after the match that the injury was “not that bad”.
The Belgian admitted on Monday it was “tough to say” exactly when striker Kane would return but added: “There’s a chance he’ll play again this year. He’ll definitely miss a few games. You can’t replace him one-to-one. He’s a top player.”
Kane has enjoyed another strong start to the season with the German giants, scoring 20 goals in 19 games in all competitions.
Bayern have five more games before a break over Christmas, with Tuesday’s DFB-Pokal clash with Bayer Leverkusen followed by league games against Heidenheim, Mainz and RB Leipzig and a Champions League meeting with Shakhtar Donetsk.
But Kompany is confident he has the manpower to cover for Kane’s absence.
“We’ll solve things differently,” he said. “There will be no lack of talent tomorrow [against Leverkusen]. We have several options – Thomas Muller, Mathys Tel, Serge Gnabry, Michael Olise, Leroy Sane. Maybe not Kingsley Coman in that position.
“Harry has scored 20 goals. You can’t replace that. But we have players who score goals, including Jamal (Musiala). We’ll have a solution. We have enough players who can fulfil the role, even if you can’t replace his goals one-to-one.”
