Bayern head to Asia without several stars

Harry Kane, Dayot Upamecano and Michael Olise are among the notable absentees from Bayern Munich's squad for their pre-season trip to Asia.

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Bayern Munich set off for their pre-season tour of Asia on Saturday without several high-profile first-team players.

As previously agreed, World Cup semi-finalists Harry Kane, Dayot Upamecano and Michael Olise didn't travel, as they are still on vacation.

Alphonso Davies, Jamal Musiala, new signing Ismael Saibari, Serge Gnabry and Lennart Karl were also absent, having remained in Munich to continue their respective recovery programmes.

Meanwhile, the available German World Cup participants, including captain Manuel Neuer and Joshua Kimmich, were part of the travelling squad.

Bayern have also taken several highly-rated academy prospects, including 16-year-old striker Bastian Assomo, 16-year-old centre-back Filip Pavic, 19-year-old midfielder Guido Della Rovere, 17-year-old winger Maycon Cardozo and 19-year-old midfielder Felipe Chavez.

17-year-old winger Tim Binder is arguably the biggest surprise inclusion. The youngster has caught the eye during pre-season so far, particularly in Bayern's 2-1 friendly defeat to Wehen Wiesbaden, where a number of academy players were given the chance to showcase their talent.

Vincent Kompany's side have now arrived in South Korea, where they will face Jeju SK in a pre-season friendly on Tuesday.

Here is Bayern Munich's full squad for the Asia tour: