Coman: ‘I am not the new Ribery’

Coman, 22, has long been touted as the natural successor to Ribery, who is expected to end a glistening 12-year spell at Bayern this summer.

Yet in an interview with Kicker magazine on Thursday, Coman insisted that he is not a carbon copy of his fellow French winger.

“Franck has his career and I have mine. I am not the new Ribery, I am myself,” he said.

Having missed the first half of the season with injury, Coman has established himself as a regular starter under coach Niko Kovac.

A key part of Bayern’s generational shift under Kovac, the 22-year-old has been first-choice left-winger in recent weeks.

He scored twice in Bayern’s 4-1 win over Duesseldorf last Sunday, but told Kicker that he still needs to improve.

“As a winger I should be scoring more goals,” he said.

“I bring a lot of good qualities, but I am still a long way away from being world class.”

Coman, whose contract runs until 2023, said that he could match Ribery’s longevity in a Bayern shirt.

“I can really imagine staying here for a long time,” he said.