Bayern Munich manager Vincent Kompany was taken to hospital after collapsing while watching the club’s second team train on Friday.
The 40-year-old had been suffering from a virus and missed Tuesday’s pre-match news conference ahead of Bayern’s Champions League fixture against Arsenal.
The former Manchester City and Belgium defender was back on the touchline for Wednesday’s match.
German reports say that Kompany is in a stable condition in the hospital.
“Vincent Kompany required medical attention after collapsing during an FC Bayern reserve team training session on Friday,” said a statement from the Bundesliga club.
“The first-team head coach was watching the second string’s session.
“The company is undergoing thorough examinations in the hospital and will remain under medical care.
“His coaching staff will oversee training and match activities until further notice.”
Bayern’s next game is against Freiburg in the Bundesliga on Sunday.
“Vincent Kompany’s health is our top priority. We at FC Bayern will do everything we can to ensure his speedy recovery,” said Bayern sporting director Max Eberl.
“Vinnie is receiving all the necessary medical care and support, and all the time he needs.
“His coaching team, in whom we have complete confidence, will take over his duties. All of us at FC Bayern wish Vinnie a speedy recovery.”
Aaron Danks, one of Kompany’s assistants, represented Bayern at the pre-match news conference ahead of the Arsenal game.
German football journalist Taufig Khalil told BBC Radio 5 Live that Kompany had been “suffering with the virus for about a week.”
He added, “The thing started last weekend on Saturday against Leipzig, and that’s the first time we saw Vincent Kompany [when] he didn’t look very well.
“He didn’t do the press conference after, and Max Eberl told us that he’s suffering with a virus.
“Everybody was really surprised that Vincent Kompany was standing there with his black jacket in the pouring rain of Munich on Wednesday night against Arsenal. Everybody expected Aaron Danks to be there.
“The problem was that maybe you couldn’t bench Vincent Kompany; the game was too important for him.
“Bayern Munich just told us that he’s in stable conditions. There was a helicopter involved in the whole thing, which landed on the training ground at Bayern Munich, but he was not brought into the hospital by helicopter. They brought him with a medical car, and he will be there now.”
Kompany left his position as Burnley manager to take charge of Bayern in May 2024, succeeding current England manager Thomas Tuchel.
He had guided Burnley to the Championship title in 2022-23, and although the Clarets were relegated from the Premier League under his leadership the following season, Kompany was appointed by the Bundesliga club.
He has guided Bayern to the German top-flight title in each of the past two seasons and reached the 2025-26 Champions League semi-finals, where they were defeated by eventual winners Paris St-Germain.
The company spent 11 years as a player at Manchester City, winning four Premier League titles, two FA Cups, and four League Cups.
