{"id":704,"date":"2026-10-24T10:55:55","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T10:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/24\/weeks-not-days-in-kompany-recovery-say-bayern\/"},"modified":"2026-10-24T10:55:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T10:55:55","slug":"weeks-not-days-in-kompany-recovery-say-bayern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/24\/weeks-not-days-in-kompany-recovery-say-bayern\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Weeks, not days\u2019 in Kompany recovery, say Bayern"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\u2018Weeks,<\/p>\n

Bayern Munich expect coach Vincent Kompany to miss an extended period as he continues his hospital treatment for a virus after collapsing on the training pitch on Friday.<\/p>\n

Speaking at a press conference on Saturday, Bayern sporting director Max Eberl confirmed Kompany was still hospitalised in a \u201cstable\u201d condition.<\/p>\n

Kompany\u2019s English assistant coach Aaron Danks will replace the 40-year-old for Sunday\u2019s Bundesliga match at Freiburg.<\/p>\n

Eberl told reporters \u201cexaminations were continuing\u201d to determine the nature of the former Manchester City and Belgium captain\u2019s condition, with a recovery timeframe yet to be determined.<\/p>\n

\u201cVinnie will be given all the time he needs. We\u2019re not starting to put together any timeframes.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to firstly figure out what it is and then we\u2019ll discuss calmly what recovery time is to be. We won\u2019t be talking about days, but weeks. We need to all be clear on that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Taking Saturday\u2019s press conference in Kompany\u2019s absence, Danks said he had spoken with the former centre-back briefly on Friday but only to wish him well.<\/p>\n

\u201cI explained to him that we wouldn\u2019t be having no football conversations. It was just checking in on his health and making sure he\u2019s OK.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll the football operations are in our hands and we\u2019ll work together as a team to keep the club moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bayern\u2019s second team\u2019s game was postponed yesterday after Kompany\u2019s collapse but Eberl said the club did not consider trying to postpone Sunday\u2019s Bundesliga game.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the greatest joy for Vinnie would be for us to play well tomorrow and, ideally, get a positive result,\u201d Eberl said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat would probably be one of the best things we could do to help him recover.\u201d<\/p>\n

Danks confirmed Germany captain Joshua Kimmich, who has been on bereavement leave since Tuesday, would also miss Sunday\u2019s game.<\/p>\n

Kompany returned to the dugout for Wednesday\u2019s home clash with Arsenal despite missing the pre-match press conference due to the virus.<\/p>\n

Speaking after the Arsenal game, Kompany said his body reacted after he tried to push through the illness.<\/p>\n

\u201cI caught a pretty nasty virus last week, and of course I didn\u2019t listen to my body \u2014 and then at some point my body just said, \u2018enough is enough!’\u201d<\/p>\n

The defending champions sit on top of the Bundesliga table ahead of Sunday\u2019s game, one point above Freiburg.<\/p>\n

Their next Champions League match is on November 3 in Madrid against Atletico.<\/p>\n

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