Uli Hoeneß is shocked by Jamal Musiala's collapses

Bayern Munich's honorary president Uli Hoeneß was shocked after the renewed collapse of national soccer player Jamal Musiala. "It's a drama - especially for Jamal," said Hoeneß in the RTL/Sky interview.

Musiala collapsed shortly after being substituted on in the friendly against 1. FC Heidenheim on Tuesday evening - similar to what he did three days earlier in the encounter with RB Leipzig. In each case he was briefly treated, taken off the pitch and replaced again.

Hoeneß “to be honest, pretty speechless at the moment”

»Now with these two incidents on Saturday and yesterday it is of course a problem, first and foremost for the person Jamal. Really, I go to bed with the thought and wake up with the thought of him," said Hoeneß. There is “unconditional support for Jamal in every respect,” emphasized the 74-year-old. But it is also a problem for the club in the medium term. »Because, to be honest, we're pretty speechless at the moment. We couldn't prepare for this and we first have to learn how to deal with this situation.«

Musiala attributed the problems to neurological dysfunction. He spoke of short-term, but easily treatable absences. “These can lead to the moments that have recently occurred, like against Leipzig or now in Heidenheim,” the 23-year-old said on social media on Tuesday evening.

The club knew about the problems, said Hoeneß. "We expected everything except this accumulation."

The French word Absence means something like “absence” in German. This was true for Musiala, who briefly appeared off the pitch against Leipzig and Heidenheim. Absence seizures are a form of epileptic seizures. As was heard from the club, Musiala's use in the two games was completely harmless and had been extensively discussed by a doctor.

“No concerns about high-performance sport”

Hoeneß now said that they had also received a written statement from the treating neurologists that there were “no concerns about high-performance sport.” "Because without that we would have behaved negligently." Since then, we've been sleeping "a little more peacefully." The club first had to adapt to the new situation.