Kompany back on the Bayern grounds – with an arm sling

There is good news from Vincent Kompany. The Bayern coach returned to Säbener Straße on Tuesday morning. 18 days ago, Kompany collapsed on the training ground and was taken to the clinic in an ambulance. The reason was irritation of the meninges caused by a viral infection.

At 10:11 a.m. Kompany was sitting at his desk working on his laptop. A small lamp shone next to him. He was wearing a white training shirt. Below his office, superstar Luis Díaz (torn muscle bundle in his left thigh) was doing rehab training. When Kompany got up from his office chair, it was easy to see: he was wearing an arm sling. During the collapse on October 23rd, the coach dislocated his left shoulder due to the force of the impact.

At 11:07 a.m., sports director Christoph Freund stopped by Kompany's office. The two talked and pointed to a large calendar on the wall. Were the coming weeks planned there with Kompany on the sidelines?

On Sunday, Bayern patron Uli Hoeneß hinted at an imminent comeback in competitive games at the “Sunday regulars’ table” at BR. When asked when Kompany would be back, the honorary president said: "In two or three weeks. So after the international break he will be on the bench again."

It is therefore possible that Kompany will be back in the first competitive game after the international break: on November 20th the Bundesliga home game against 1. FC Köln (Friday, 8.30 p.m./Sky and in the WELT live ticker). Kompany had to cure his meningitis at home for almost two weeks. His assistant coach Aaron Danks represented him at the time. The Englishman was FC Bayern's interim coach for five games (four wins, one draw).

On October 23rd, Kompany collapsed on the club premises after professional training at the start of Munich's U23 unit. The emergency doctor was flown to Säbener Straße by helicopter and the coach was then taken to a Munich clinic in an ambulance.

After a six-day stay in the hospital, the doctors prescribed him complete rest at home in addition to medication. Now he seems to be doing so well again that he was able to start working on Säbener Strasse.