New details are emerging about how FC Bayern is handling Jamal Musiala’s health issues. Following the 23-year-old’s first collapse, a meeting reportedly took place at Säbener Straße between Bayern officials and a treating physician. A concrete compromise was apparently reached during that meeting.
In mid-August, Musiala collapsed on the field during a preseason friendly against RB Leipzig without any external influence. For a brief moment, an emergency medical technician even had to come onto the field. Shortly afterward, the star forward was able to leave the field on his own.
At that time, it was not yet publicly known that Musiala had been diagnosed with so-called “absences.” However, Bayern Munich officials had already been aware of their player’s health situation throughout the entire previous season.
According to Sport BILD, an important meeting took place two days after the incident against Leipzig.
Bayern wanted to go public with Musiala’s condition
In addition to Musiala, the meeting at the club’s headquarters on Säbener Straße is said to have been attended by sporting director Max Eberl, sports director Christoph Freund, representatives of his management team, and one of the treating physicians.
They discussed how to handle the situation following his highly publicized collapse. FC Bayern officials reportedly suggested to Musiala that he go public with his health issues at that time.
However, according to Sport BILD, the national team player was not yet ready to do so. Musiala reportedly wanted to keep his diagnosis private for the time being.
Consequently, both sides apparently agreed on a compromise: If Musiala were to collapse again during a game, he would subsequently inform the public himself about his condition.
A second incident occurred just one day later
This exact scenario unfolded sooner than hoped. Just one day after the meeting, the next incident occurred during a friendly match against 1. FC Heidenheim. Musiala had only come on as a substitute in the second half, but had to leave the field again shortly thereafter.
Afterward, the Bayern star made his diagnosis public himself. In a statement on Instagram, Musiala explained that he had been diagnosed with temporary absences.
According to information from Sport BILD, the statement was written by Musiala himself and coordinated with FC Bayern beforehand.
This now makes it clear just how closely the club and the player had been in communication even before the diagnosis became public.
According to the report, Bayern had been aware of Musiala’s health situation for some time and wanted to ensure transparency after the first episode. Ultimately, however, they decided to respect the player’s wishes—until the second incident reached the mutually agreed-upon limit.