Clearly, you almost have to have a medical degree to follow Bayern Munich this season… The Bavarian giant is thus facing a fairly complicated start to the season in terms of injuries and health problems, starting with its coach, Vincent Kompany, hospitalized and currently on rest following a fairly significant burn-out. Several players on the squad are also at a standstill. Hit in the foot against Mainz, Manuel Neuer, the latest, will be on the sidelines for at least two months.
Ismael Saibari will also be absent for several months, while Luis Diaz and Serge Gnabry still have a few weeks of absence ahead of them due to muscle problems. We can therefore almost speak of a decimated workforce… Then comes the Jamal Musiala case. Appearing only 4 times this season, for just over 200 minutes played in total, the 23-year-old attacking midfielder is causing great concern across the Rhine.
Bayern are worried
This summer, following several illnesses, he explained that he was suffering from a neurological dysfunction, forcing him to undergo treatment and causing long periods of absence. Since then, he has hardly played, and even if he returned to collective training earlier this week, the latest revelations made by Uli Hoeness – honorary president of the club – are anything but reassuring. “He is in a complicated situation. He has an illness that is not easily treated. He can control it to a certain extent with medication. But we don’t know if he can perform like before.”indicated the leader on the radio Bayerischer Rundfunk.
“He is still receiving his salary, but now imagine if Bayern questioned his contract saying: ‘the current performance level is not that of his contract’”concluded Hoeness, who therefore suggested that for the moment, Bayern was not going to question the deal signed by the player in February 2025, and which places him among the highest salaries in the squad with 25 million euros received per season. A difficult case to manage, for the player obviously, but also for the staff and management of the club…
