Franck Ribery has compared Sebastian Rudy to Real Madrid star Toni Kroos following his strong start to the season with Bayern Munich.
Rudy, who joined on a free transfer in July after his contract expired at Hoffenheim, has impressed at the base of the Bundesliga champions midfield in the absence of the retired Xabi Alonso.
The 27-year-old set up Niklas Sule to open the scoring in the 3-1 win over Bayer Leverkusen and delivered strong displays in the DFB-Pokal thrashing of Chemnitzer and the DFL-Supercup penalty shoot-out win over Borussia Dortmund.
And Ribery believes he brings the sort of qualities to the side that Kroos did during a hugely successful Bayern career before he joined Madrid in 2014.
I ve always thought: good player, quiet, but not shy. He is not afraid when he s on the pitch, Ribery told Bild.
Rudy is a bit like Toni Kroos his style is similar.
The veteran winger also expects Sule to prove a good signing for Bayern.
I will definitely have no problem with Sule, he said of the centre-back, who arrived from Hoffenheim for a reported fee of €25million.
He knows Bayern is a different level. He s still young but he s a good player. He has character and he s brave. I like that.
Bayern travel to Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga on Saturday.
Matchday! Niklas and Sebastian return to Sinsheim today with one goal in mind: 3 points for
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