Vincent Kompany latest update: “Biggest and best news” revealed as Bayern Munich coach is discharged from hospital

By Oliver Thomas | 29 Oct 2026 07:50, Last updated: 29 Oct 2026 07:51

Bayern Munich sporting director Max Eberl has provided a affirmative update connected the information of first-team caput manager Vincent Kompany, who has present been discharged from hospital.

Kompany, 40, was rushed to infirmary past Friday aft collapsing while watching a grooming league involving Bayern's 2nd team.

The Belgian had been suffering with a viral corruption earlier his collapse, portion it is understood that a hep contented was besides causing him discomfort.

In addition, Bild person reported that Kompany dislocated his shoulder erstwhile helium deed the crushed and suffered seizures before helium was rapidly airlifted to infirmary via rescue ambulance.

Kompany’s 'workaholic' deficiency of work-life equilibrium is said to person raised concerns astatine Bayern anterior to his collapse, with the Manchester City fable not getting capable sleep, drinking excessive amounts of coffee, eating irregularly and hardly exercising portion taking connected excessively overmuch enactment arsenic a caput coach.

Kompany "doing well" arsenic Bayern main issues affirmative update

However, Eberl has present revealed that Kompany is "doing well" aft being discharged from hospital, portion a meningeal irritation is said to person been the origin of his grooming crushed collapse.

Speaking to German broadcaster ARD, Eberl said: "Given the circumstances, he's doing well. He was discharged from the infirmary today. That is the biggest and champion quality for each of us."

“They person recovered what it is, it is meningeal irritation that caused this incidental past Friday, but helium is allowed to spell location present and tin bash his rehab there.

“For him, rehab means remainder and medication, and past I'm very, precise definite that he'll beryllium backmost connected the sidelines, operating astatine 100% precise soon.”

Meningeal irritation is inflammation oregon accent of the meninges which is the three-layer membranes astir the encephalon and spinal cord; if left untreated, meningeal irritation tin go meningitis.

Kompany instrumentality day unclear arsenic Bayern proceed to triumph successful his absence

No timeline has been acceptable for Kompany's instrumentality to the dugout, with Bayern stating past play that it would beryllium a substance of "weeks, not days" until helium is backmost astatine work.

In Kompany’s absence, English adjunct manager Aaron Danks has overseen first-team duties for Bayern’s past 2 home matches against Freiburg and Magdeburg.

The Bavarian giants secured a 3-1 distant triumph implicit Freiburg successful the Bundesliga connected Sunday, earlier cruising to a 6-1 location triumph against second-tier broadside Magdeburg successful DFB-Pokal connected Wednesday.

Ballon d’Or victor Harry Kane was an unused substitute, portion Michael Olise scored doubly arsenic Bayern secured harmless transition done to the 3rd round.

Bayern volition present crook their attraction to a top-of-the-table Allianz Arena showdown with Borussia Dortmund successful the Bundesliga connected Saturday, with some teams presently level connected 17 points aft 7 games.