Medication Change Behind Musiala's Collapses Revealed by Kompany

Bayern Munich head coach Vincent Kompany says a change in Jamal Musiala's medication triggered the worrying collapses the midfielder suffered in recent friendlies.

Musiala, 23, revealed earlier this week that he is being treated for what he called a "neurological dysfunction", which leads to "temporary, brief, but easily treatable" seizures. Bayern later confirmed they had detected signs of the condition before the World Cup and were fully aware of it before last season, though it had not previously affected him on the pitch.

The alarm bells rang this summer. Musiala went down twice in four days, during friendlies against RB Leipzig and Heidenheim. Kompany, speaking before Saturday's German Supercup clash with Borussia Dortmund, explained why.

"I spoke with Jamal, he said, 'no problem, you can say it'," Kompany told reporters. The coach then laid out the key detail: "He made a slight change to his treatment, which caused some side effects. It's perfectly normal to make changes to a treatment plan."

The images of one of Bayern’s brightest talents collapsing understandably jolted the club, but Kompany stressed that the real shock came much earlier, when the diagnosis was first understood.

"The initial shock for us was a long time ago. Therefore, we're not talking about it that much at the moment," he said. "We've received much more information since then and made decisions with the help of leading experts. Jamal has everyone's support."

Inside the club, this is no longer a secret or a taboo topic. Bayern’s sporting director Max Eberl underlined that Musiala himself wanted his condition to be made public.

"We've known about it the entire last season. The players also knew about it. For us, it's become part of everyday life," Eberl said. "We will give him all our support, have already done so, and will continue to do so. We're doing this together."

For now, though, Bayern will have to start the season without him. Kompany has ruled Musiala out of the Supercup opener, along with Lennard Maloney and Serge Gnabry. The priority is to stabilise the situation, not rush him back.

The plan is clear. Musiala will train "individually" for the rest of the week, away from full team sessions, as Bayern tune up for the start of their Bundesliga title defence against Stuttgart.

Kompany’s aim is simple: strip away the noise and restore normality. As he put it, he wants to "get things back to how they were before"—and then let Musiala’s football do the talking again.