While the focus remains on established stars like Kane, Kimmich also took time to praise the emergence of Tom Bischof. The midfielder sees shades of his own career path in the 20-year-old, who scored his first and second Bundesliga goals at the weekend, and believes the presence of elite professionals like Kane helps create the perfect environment for academy products to thrive at the highest level.
“His situation reminds me a bit of mine eleven years ago," Kimmich said of Bischof. "We immediately saw that he had a great mentality, that he gave everything. Tom can also play at left-back. Together with Harry, Tom has the best shot in the team. That's why we talk about him. He changed the dynamic of the game against Freiburg. It shows the team that, thanks to our mentality and our quality, we can make players like him shine."