Bayern Munich issue update on manager Vincent Kompany after training-ground collapse

By Matt Law | 27 Oct 2026 14:32, Last updated: 27 Oct 2026 14:34

Bayern Munich adjunct manager Aaron Danks has said that Vincent Kompany is making dependable advancement successful his betterment from a wellness issue.

The 40-year-old was taken to infirmary connected Friday aft worryingly collapsing while watching a league involving Bayern's 2nd team.

"Vincent Kompany required aesculapian attraction aft collapsing during an FC Bayern reserve squad grooming league connected Friday," work a connection from the German giants astatine the time.

"The first-team caput manager was watching the 2nd string’s session. Kompany is undergoing thorough examinations successful infirmary and volition stay nether aesculapian care. His coaching unit volition oversee grooming and lucifer activities until further notice."

Kompany "in bully spirits" during aboriginal stages of recovery

The Belgian had been suffering from a viral corruption earlier his collapse, which led to him missing grooming astatine the commencement of past week, up of the Champions League clash with Arsenal.

Kompany has besides been dealing with a hep occupation of late, and it is understood that helium could walk respective weeks distant from the dug-out arsenic helium recovers.

Danks has said that Kompany "is successful bully spirits" but could not connection an update connected a imaginable instrumentality to enactment for the Belgian.

"I paid him a abbreviated sojourn yesterday," Danks told reporters connected Tuesday.

"He is successful bully spirits. It looks similar each time helium is getting better. There are nary large updates successful presumption of diagnosis oregon instrumentality to work. Let him rest, fto him instrumentality his time.

"We had immoderate bully conversations (with Kompany) but kept it distant from shot and circumstantial tactics. It was conscionable a affable chat and bully to spot him and drawback up."

When volition Bayern adjacent beryllium successful action?

Bayern bushed Freiburg 3-1 successful the Bundesliga connected Sunday, and they volition adjacent beryllium successful enactment against Magdeburg successful the German Cup connected Wednesday night.

The reigning German champions volition past instrumentality connected Borussia Dortmund successful the Bundesliga connected October 31 up of a clash with Atletico Madrid successful the Champions League.

Bayern are presently apical of the Bundesliga table but are level connected points with second-placed Dortmund up of this weekend's clash betwixt the 2 sides.