Eric Dier’s Bayern Munich team-mate delivers surprising verdict on ex-Spurs star

Eric Dier became a favourite astatine Bayern Munich nether Thomas Tuchel past play but has recovered regular crippled clip overmuch harder to travel by nether his successor Vincent Kompany - who is yet to manus him a start

Bayern Munich prima Joshua Kimmich has hailed Eric Dier arsenic "one of the champion team-mates I've ever had" arsenic helium heaped praised connected the erstwhile Tottenham prima for his enactment ethic.

Dier joined the Bundesliga giants successful January and became an important subordinate of the squad nether erstwhile brag Thomas Tuchel, who played successful 20 times successful each competitions.

This season, however, Dier has recovered regular crippled clip overmuch harder to travel by nether Tuchel's successor Vincent Kompany. He is yet to marque a commencement successful the league and has lone 64 minutes nether his belt.

But that hasn't stopped Dier giving his each connected the grooming transportation contempt being a seat enactment this play and Kimmich has heaped praise connected the defender for being a illustration for the remainder of the team.

"When I spot however Eric Dier trains each time - he's 1 of the champion teammates I've ever had," Kimmich told German outlet TZ. "This benignant of mindset besides helps america arsenic a team. Even though helium hasn't played galore minutes, helium is incredibly important for america arsenic a team.

"If you telephone him astatine six contiguous and archer him to travel to training, he'll beryllium determination and springiness 100 percent. It is highly invaluable for america that nary 1 slacks disconnected and falls behind, but that the contention is kept high."

Dier initially joined Bayern connected a indebtedness woody from Tottenham earlier triggering an enactment to marque his determination imperishable successful a 12-month woody aft playing a definite magnitude of games past play - meaning helium volition beryllium a escaped cause astatine the extremity of the existent campaign.

Upon extending his woody with the club, Dier said: "I'm blessed successful Munich. Now my aboriginal is sorted, and I tin absorption connected playing good for the nine and trying to assistance the nine to triumph games and competitions, adjacent though it's been a hard play for us."

Dier, who has 49 caps for England, had antecedently suffered a deficiency of crippled clip nether Tottenham brag Ange Postecoglou but enjoyed a decennary playing for the northbound London broadside and made a full of 365 appearances.

Kimmich, meanwhile, has been a cardinal fig for Bayern nether Kompany by starting each 11 of their opening Bundesliga games to assistance them spell 7 points wide astatine the apical of the array pursuing their 3-0 triumph implicit Augsburg.

Kimmich, who is seen arsenic 1 of the astir accomplished midfielders successful the world, has played 407 times for the Bavarian giants, winning 20 trophies.

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