{"id":14177,"date":"2026-11-10T13:30:52","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T13:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/10\/kompany-returns-to-bayerns-training-ground-for-first-time-since-collapse\/"},"modified":"2026-11-10T13:30:52","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T13:30:52","slug":"kompany-returns-to-bayerns-training-ground-for-first-time-since-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/10\/kompany-returns-to-bayerns-training-ground-for-first-time-since-collapse\/","title":{"rendered":"Kompany returns to Bayern\u2019s training ground for first time since collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Kompany-returns-to-Bayerns-training-ground-for-first-time-since-collapse.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Kompany returns to Bayern\u2019s training ground for first time since collapse\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Kompany-returns-to-Bayerns-training-ground-for-first-time-since-collapse.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AFP__20251103__82W32QM__v1__MidRes__FblEurC1BayernPresser-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AFP__20251103__82W32QM__v1__MidRes__FblEurC1BayernPresser-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AFP__20251103__82W32QM__v1__MidRes__FblEurC1BayernPresser.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By Adegboyega Adeleye<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany returned to the club\u2019s training ground on Tuesday for the first time since collapsing last month, beginning a gradual return to work ahead of the Bundesliga match against Cologne on November 20.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 40-year-old was at Bayern\u2019s S\u00e4bener Stra\u00dfe complex shortly after 10am, according to German media reports. He worked from his office, spoke with assistant coach Floribert Ngalula and sporting director Christoph Freund, and watched injured players complete a recovery session.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His return to the training ground does not mean he has resumed all his duties, as he is expected back in the dugout after the international break.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kompany collapsed on October 23 while watching a training session involving Bayern\u2019s reserve team. He was hospitalised and diagnosed with meningeal irritation, an inflammation affecting the tissue around the brain or spinal cord. He was later discharged to recover at home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Assistant Aaron Danks took charge during Kompany\u2019s absence, overseeing four wins and a 2-2 draw with Borussia Dortmund. Bayern beat Freiburg, Magdeburg, Atl\u00e9tico Madrid and Mainz.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Danks said the club had instructed him to keep football discussions away from Kompany while he recovered.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI have clear instructions from Max [Eberl] and Christoph [Freund] not to engage in discussions, first of all, and to keep Vince focused on nothing other than his health and spending time with his family,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe want him to rest and recover properly so that, when he returns, he is fully fit and can help us in the best possible way. We are being very strict here and keeping football completely out of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kompany\u2019s father, Pierre, had previously described his son\u2019s demanding work routine in an interview with Bild. \u201cHe works 18 hours a day most days and, on a typical day, barely sees his children,\u201d he said, adding that Kompany was often at the training ground early and left late.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bayern are scheduled to host Cologne on November 20, when Kompany is expected to return to the touchline.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/2026\/11\/kompany-returns-to-bayerns-training-ground-for-first-time-since-collapse\/\">Kompany returns to Bayern\u2019s training ground for first time since collapse<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/\">Vanguard News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Vanguard News<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Adegboyega Adeleye Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany returned to the club\u2019s training ground on Tuesday for the first time since collapsing last month, beginning a gradual return to work&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14178,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14177","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14177","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14177"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14177\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14178"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14177"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}