Kompany hopeful new signings can push Bayern to Champions League success

[p]The Bavarian side won a league and cup double last season but went out of Europe's top competition in the semi-finals to eventual champions [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psg/CjhkPw0k/"]Paris Saint-Germain[/a].[/p][p]The thrilling 6-5 aggregate defeat extended the wait for continental glory at Germany's wealthiest and most decorated club, where domestic success is often taken for granted.[/p][p][b]"Right now, I will say our goal is to win the Champions League,"[/b] Kompany told reporters in Hong Kong ahead of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/aston-villa-W00wmLO0/bayern-munich-nVp0wiqd/?mid=z9pOlsil"]Friday's friendly[/a] against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/aston-villa/W00wmLO0/"]Aston Villa[/a].[/p][embed guid="087c59b1-5937-4cae-b528-861f143b3c6c" url="https://x.com/FCBayernEN/status/2085294958718689658" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"During the season, I will tell you we have to focus on the next game, because you cannot win the Champions League in September, you cannot win it in October.[/b][/p][p][b]"I think we have improved a little bit as well on the squad, with some of the transfers.[/b][/p][p][b]"Hopefully this gives us a chance to achieve our goal. It's tough to do better than last year, really tough, but it has to be our goal."[/b][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bayern-munich/nVp0wiqd/"]Bayern[/a] have made two major signings this summer, bringing in Moroccan midfielder [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/saibari-ismael/WzSmqNMQ/"]Ismael Saibari[/a] from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psv/M9UEHJWi/"]PSV Eindhoven[/a] and German defender Nathaniel Brown from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/eintracht-frankfurt/8vndvXTk/"]Eintracht Frankfurt[/a].[/p][p]Several of their World Cup stars, including French attacker [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/olise-michael/E5pvwqkK/"]Michael Olise[/a] and England captain [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kane-harry/v5HSlEAa/"]Harry Kane[/a], have not travelled with the squad to Asia.[/p][h2]Real target[/h2][p]Kompany echoed Bayern CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen's insistence last week that Olise would remain at the club, despite rumours that he has been a target for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-madrid/W8mj7MDD/"]Real Madrid[/a].[/p][p][b]"The topic (of a transfer) was never open for me," [/b]the former [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-city/Wtn9Stg0/"]Manchester City[/a] captain said.[/p][p]He also shrugged off a question about a report by German newspaper Bild that Olise is in a dispute with a former partner over allegedly unpaid child support.[/p][p][b]"Private life is private life,"[/b] Kompany said. Olise has not commented publicly on the report.[/p][image alt="Bayern's upcoming games" id="9f0221ac-9869-46c1-8273-2d8c6190d496" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="ebb4289c-1eae-4672-b39b-dde6af526268" original-width="1200" original-height="1200" /][p]A few thousand fans filed in to watch Bayern's open training session on Thursday at Hong Kong's Kai Tak stadium, where the match against Villa will take place.[/p][p]Villa are adjusting to life without [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rogers-morgan/lp4jm80n/"]Morgan Rogers[/a] after the England midfielder moved to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chelsea/4fGZN2oK/"]Chelsea[/a] last month for a reported British record fee of £117 million.[/p][p]The Europa League champions have signed Swiss midfielder [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/manzambi-johan/pIqmcnKc/"]Johan Manzambi[/a] for a club-record fee, as well as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/joao-gomes/rcOLZhUD/"]Joao Gomes[/a] from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/wolves/j3Azpf5d/"]Wolves[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/garnacho-alejandro/jqrfFKsi/"]Alejandro Garnacho[/a] on loan from Chelsea.[/p][p][b]Friday's game rounds off a pre-season tour that also took Villa to Indonesia and Thailand, ahead of their European Super Cup clash with PSG on Wednesday.[/b][/p][p]Villa travel to Brighton for their opening Premier League fixture on August 23.[/p][p]Bayern kick off the new Bundesliga season at home to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/vfb-stuttgart/nJQmYp1B/"]Stuttgart[/a] on August 28.[/p]