Kompany Addresses Musiala's Collapses as Bayern Support Star

Bayern Munich head coach Vincent Kompany says a change in Jamal Musiala’s medication triggered the worrying collapses the midfielder suffered in recent friendlies.

Musiala, 23, revealed earlier this week that he is being treated for what he called a “neurological dysfunction”, which leads to “temporary, brief, but easily treatable” seizures. Bayern later confirmed they had been aware of signs of the condition before the World Cup and throughout last season, but until now it had never affected him on the pitch.

That changed in stark fashion over the past week. Musiala went down twice in four days, during friendlies against RB Leipzig and Heidenheim, sparking concern inside and outside the club.

Speaking before Saturday’s German Supercup clash with Borussia Dortmund, Kompany explained what had happened — and stressed the situation is under control.

“I spoke with Jamal, he said, ‘no problem, you can say it’,” Kompany told reporters. “He made a slight change to his treatment, which caused some side effects. It’s perfectly normal to make changes to a treatment plan.”

The collapses may have shocked supporters, but inside Säbener Straße the alarm had already sounded long ago.

“The initial shock for us was a long time ago,” Kompany said. “Therefore, we’re not talking about it that much at the moment. We’ve received much more information since then and made decisions with the help of leading experts. Jamal has everyone’s support.”

That support runs through the club hierarchy. Sporting director Max Eberl underlined that Bayern have been living with the reality of Musiala’s condition for some time — and that the player himself wanted it out in the open.

“We’ve known about it the entire last season. The players also knew about it. For us, it’s become part of everyday life,” Eberl said. “We will give him all our support, have already done so, and will continue to do so. We’re doing this together.”

For now, Bayern will have to do without one of their brightest talents on the big stage. Kompany has ruled Musiala out of the Supercup opener, along with Lennard Maloney and Serge Gnabry.

The plan is clear: remove the noise, restore routine.

Kompany said he wants to “get things back to how they were before” and confirmed Musiala will train “individually” for the rest of the week as Bayern prepare to begin their Bundesliga title defence against Stuttgart.

The champions will start that campaign knowing exactly what they are dealing with — and exactly who they are standing behind.