Vincent Kompany, Bayern Munich coach, is in “stable condition” after a physical collapse that took him to the city hospital. Sports director MaxEberl confirmed the hospitalization during a Saturday press conference and warned that the coach could be absent for several weeks. Eberl explained that the club must first determine the cause of the episode and, once the exams are completed, decide the recovery time, without establishing a specific time frame beyond “weeks.”
The incident occurred on Friday afternoon, after Kompany remained in the first team training and then followed the reserve team session under the direction of Dante. When he collapsed, he was taken by ambulance to a clinic where exhaustive tests were performed. The club reported that the doctor has placed the coach in stable condition and that he will continue in the clinic until the situation is clarified.
Kompany had returned to the bench on Wednesday night, after recovering from a virus that had kept him out of the team for several days. In the Champions League match against Arsenal, Bayern tied 2‑2 and the coach admitted that he had not listened to his body enough. With Kompany absent, Bayern prepares for the trip to Freiburg on Sunday, where they will face the third-placed team in the Bundesliga, with the Munich leader just one point ahead.
The coach's absence will have repercussions on the squad, since the club will have to do without him in the upcoming league matches and in the Champions League duel against Atlético de Madrid on November 3. Bayern, which is at the top of the table, will have to reorganize its tactical scheme and possibly resort to a substitute for the position of coach. Fans and the press will closely follow the progress of Kompany's recovery, whose health has become the club's absolute priority.