Bundesliga: victim of discomfort during training, Vincent Kompany hospitalized for in-depth examinations

Concern is growing more and more around the state of health of Vincent Kompany. This Friday, the Bayern coach suffered discomfort after leading a training session. According to German media Bild and Sky Sport, a rescue helicopter landed at the Bavarian training center, before the 40-year-old Belgian was finally evacuated by ambulance to a hospital in Munich.

The club has since confirmed the incident on

For several days, the former Manchester City defender has been suffering from a viral infection. Last Saturday, during the victory against Leipzig (6-1), he had to lie down at half-time, then after the match, reports Bild.

Kompany had missed training on Monday and Tuesday, leaving his main assistant to take care of the press conference the day before the match. “Vincent has caught a virus, and it is very important that he rests,” Danks said. “It affected his legs at times, he felt pain. It's just a virus. He needs to rest,” added Danks.

After being examined at length again by Bayern doctors, under the direction of the team's internist, Professor Roland Schmid, Kompany returned to his place on the bench on Wednesday, for the match against Arsenal (2-2). He then returned to the subject in a post-match press conference.

“As a coach, you always want to do everything. Last week, I caught a pretty bad virus, and of course, I didn't listen to my body. At one point, my body finally said, ‘Now you stop!’” he said.