Jamal Musiala, the 23-year-old Bayern Munich player, is currently recovering from an illness and an injury that have affected his career. Although the illness is difficult to cure, it can be kept under control with medication, but it remains questionable whether he will ever be able to return to his previous level of play.
Musiala played his last match on 18 September 2026 in Bayern’s league victory against Union Berlin with a score of 7:0, in which he scored a goal and provided an assist. At the end of September of the same year, he suffered a muscle fibre tear in his right thigh while on duty with the German national team. He recently returned to light training with the team, but club doctors and the assistant coach have confirmed that he is not yet ready to return to matches.
Musiala will use the upcoming international break for individual fitness work. During the summer preparations, he had two collapses on the pitch in matches against Leipzig and Heidenheim, and he was diagnosed with a mild neurological disorder that causes brief absence seizures.
Despite his health problems, Musiala continues to receive his salary and is one of Bayern’s highest-paid players, alongside Harry Kane. He extended his contract with the club until 2030 and earns around 25 million euros annually. For Bayern, he has played 235 matches, scored 71 goals and provided 46 assists, while for the German national team he has made 46 appearances with 10 goals and 8 assists. Transfermarkt values him at 80 million euros.
Uli Hoeness, honorary chairman of Bayern, also commented on the condition of manager Vincent Kompany. Hoeness said that Kompany’s health is concerning, but nothing is serious. He believes it is a severe form of neglected flu that has developed into meningitis. Kompany is under great stress and works 12 hours a day, and a return to the bench is expected in two to three weeks after the international break.
