Bayern Munich head coach Vincent Kompany says Jamal Musiala’s collapses during pre-season matches were connected to a change in the treatment of a neurological dysfunction suffered by the Germany international.
Kompany disclosed the development at a news conference before Bayern’s German Super Cup meeting with Borussia Dortmund on Saturday, August 22. He said Musiala had given him permission to discuss the midfielder’s health during the media briefing.
Musiala collapsed twice within four days during Bayern’s pre-season schedule, first against Heidenheim and then against RB Leipzig. The 22-year-old later explained on Instagram that he had been diagnosed with a neurological dysfunction which had resulted in seizures.
Kompany attributed the incidents to an alteration in the way the condition was being treated, although no further details about the treatment were provided in the information released by Bayern Munich’s head coach.
The Bayern manager’s comments offer an explanation for the two incidents, which occurred during matches against Heidenheim and RB Leipzig in the build-up to the new season. They also came after Musiala publicly acknowledged that he had been diagnosed with a neurological problem.
Musiala had previously made the condition known through his Instagram account, stating that the dysfunction had led to seizures. That statement followed his collapses in the two pre-season fixtures, which took place just four days apart.
Kompany stressed that he was able to speak about Musiala’s condition because the player had authorised him to do so. The coach made the comments while preparing Bayern for their German Super Cup clash against Borussia Dortmund on August 22.
No additional information about Musiala’s diagnosis, the treatment change or his expected involvement against Borussia Dortmund was given in the source material. The central explanation offered by Kompany was that the collapses were linked to a change in the treatment of the neurological dysfunction.
Musiala is a Germany international and Bayern Munich midfielder. His health update became public after the two pre-season incidents, with the player using social media to confirm the diagnosis and its connection to seizures.
The German Super Cup meeting with Borussia Dortmund was the immediate context for Kompany’s press conference. His decision to address the issue followed Musiala’s permission and provided the first explanation cited in the report for why the midfielder had collapsed during matches against Heidenheim and RB Leipzig.
