Bayern Munich head coach Vincent Kompany has been discharged from hospital and is “doing well” after collapsing at the club’s training ground.
Kompany, 40, was rushed to hospital last Friday after he took ill while watching the club’s second team train. He was appointed Bayern manager in May 2024.
The cause has been identified as meningeal irritation, an inflammation of the protective membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord.
“Given the circumstances, he’s doing well,” Max Eberl, the club’s board member for sport, told German broadcaster ARD on Wednesday. “He was discharged from the hospital today. That is the biggest and best news for all of us.”
Recovery and return
No timeline has been set for Kompany’s return. Bayern said on Saturday that it would be a matter of “weeks, not days” before the former Manchester City defender returns to the dugout.
English assistant coach Aaron Danks has taken charge in Kompany’s absence and oversaw a 3-1 win at Freiburg on Sunday.
Kompany had been nursing a virus in the days before his collapse and missed some team training sessions. He also missed a pre-match news conference before Bayern’s Champions League game against Arsenal last Tuesday, but he was back on the touchline for the match on Wednesday.
Club optimism
Eberl spoke before Bayern’s German Cup tie against Magdeburg and outlined the treatment plan.
“It’s a meningeal irritation that caused this incident on Friday. He will now rest and take medication,” Eberl said. “I am very confident that he will be back on the touchline, operating at 100% very soon.”
Bayern, the current Bundesliga leaders, face title rivals Borussia Dortmund on Saturday.