Back at his desk by 10am
No tracksuit yet, and no whistle. But Vincent Kompany was at Bayern Munich’s training centre on Tuesday morning. Munich daily tz reported that the head coach was at his computer in his office at 10am, with his arm in a sling after dislocating his shoulder when he collapsed. French outlet RMC Sport relayed the story.
It is 13 days since he left hospital. Kompany fell ill at the end of a training session on October 23, the result of a viral infection. Doctors treated him for meningitis during a five-day stay. Since then he has been resting at home while assistant Aaron Danks covered on the bench.
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Who he saw
Assistant Floribert Ngalula greeted him first, and he then spent a long time talking with sporting director Christoph Freund. The club is in the middle of the international break, so the building is quiet, with few players on site who haven’t been called up by their countries. Kompany did watch Luiz Diaz and Jamal Musiala work, both currently injured.
The date to watch
Sporting director Max Eberl had said earlier that recovery meant “rest and medicine” and that he was sure Kompany would soon be back at 100 per cent beside the pitch. German reports say the convalescence should last two to three weeks in total. That points to the next Bayern match: Cologne at home on November 20, kick-off 8.30pm. If the timeline holds, Kompany will be back on the touchline for it.
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