Niklas Sule believes he is ready to become a leader in his third season at an increasingly youthful Bayern Munich.
Bundesliga champions Bayern have been drained of experience since the end of last term, having lost Arjen Robben, Franck Ribery, Rafinha and Mats Hummels.
The latter's departure for Borussia Dortmund is set to place even more expectation upon centre-back Sule's shoulders.
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Used more often than Hummels and Jerome Boateng last season, the 23-year-old will begin the new campaign as a first-choice in his position and with the responsibility of building a new defence alongside Benjamin Pavard and Lucas Hernandez.