Talent Bischof raring to go as he names Bayern move ‘perfect match'
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Orlando, Florida
Teenager Tom Bischof has named his move to Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich 'a perfect match' and does not mind being compared to Bayern and Germany great Joshua Kimmich.
The 19-year-old Bischof arrived on a free transfer from Hoffenheim and could make his debut on Sunday in their Club World Cup opener against Auckland City in Cincinnati.
That would be a week after he got his first minutes for the senior national team in the Nations League match for third place against France, underlining his meteoric rise over the past months.
Bischof said at his official presentation at Bayern's camp in Florida that he has been a life-long Bayern fan, and happy to play at the Club World Cup instead of the under-21 Euros in Slovakia.
'We are together here for a month. Of course the U21 Euros are something great. (But) I want to find my feet in the team, produce great performances and win trophies. I'm raring to go,' he said.
Bischof said that other clubs were also interested in him but that 'the talks with (board member for sport) Max Eberl, (sporting director) Christoph Freund and also (coach) Vincent Kompany were very good.
The system of play suits me very well.' Freund named Bischof 'a really talented player' who 'suits FC Bayern very well with the way he plays.'
Bischof joins an already crowded Bayern midfield where he will be competing with fellow German internationals Leon Goretzka and Aleksandar Pavlovic as well as Portugal's João Palhinha for playing time alongside national team captain Kimmich.
Bischof has been compared to Kimmich by the likes of 1990 World Cup winner and ex-Bayern great Lothar Matthäus.
'I have heard the comparison a few times. Jo is an outstanding footballer. I look up to him. And I do believe that our style is similar. But of course I want to play together with him in the centre (of midfield),' Bischof said.
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