Bayern's Martinez eyes Bundesliga comeback after year out

BERLIN (Reuters) - Bayern Munich holding midfielder Javi Martinez could make his Bundesliga comeback after more than a year out with torn ligaments and new signing Kingsley Coman will also be included in the squad to face Augsburg in the Bundesliga on Saturday, Bayern coach Pep Guardiola said.

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"He (Martinez) is still not fully at 100 percent but he has trained well in the past weeks," Guardiola told reporters on Friday. "So he is happy and I am happier. He is a fighter. He has no fear and wants to play."

Martinez would probably play as a central defender with Medhi Benatia and Holger Badstuber injured and only Jerome Boateng fit.

Guardiola also confirmed that 19-year-old Coman, who moved to the German champions in a two-year loan deal from Juventus last month, would be included.

"He still has to learn and missed our pre-season preparation. But he has hunger and passion," said the Spaniard.

(Reporting by Karolos Grohmann, editing by Ed Osmond)