Jamal Musiala Addresses Health Concerns After Collapses
Jamal Musiala has moved quickly to calm growing fears over his health after collapsing twice in four days during Bayern Munich’s pre-season schedule.
The 23-year-old Germany international went down in friendlies against RB Leipzig and Heidenheim, with both incidents leaving players and supporters visibly shaken.
Two scares in four days
The latest episode came on Tuesday, August 18, in Bayern’s 4–2 win at Heidenheim. Musiala had just come off the bench when he suddenly looked disoriented and sank to the turf after only a few minutes on the pitch.
Players from both sides rushed towards him as medical staff sprinted on. For a few tense moments, the stadium fell quiet. Musiala eventually got back to his feet and walked off without assistance, but his expression told its own story — he was clearly distressed.
It felt eerily familiar. Just three days earlier, during Bayern’s 3–1 win over RB Leipzig, he had suffered a near-identical episode, again appearing unsteady and in need of help.
At first, many pointed to the summer heat as a possible explanation. When the same thing happened again in cooler conditions, that theory quickly faded. Bayern knew there was more to it.
Club response and diagnosis
After the Heidenheim match, Bayern sporting director Max Eberl addressed the situation. He confirmed the club had already identified an underlying issue and were monitoring Musiala closely. Eberl stressed that the midfielder was conscious, moving through his post-match routine as normal, and would speak publicly once ready.
That message came later that night.
Musiala took to Instagram to explain what doctors had told him and to reassure those worried by the images of him on the ground.
“First things first — I'm doing well,” he wrote, before revealing that specialists had diagnosed temporary, brief, and easily treatable absence seizures linked to a neurological dysfunction.
He admitted the scenes on the pitch look alarming from the outside. Two collapses in quick succession, both in full view of cameras and crowds, will always spark concern.
But Musiala made it clear that doctors had ruled out any additional health risks. With neurological clearance, he has decided to continue living his life as normal and keep playing football.
He described himself as “very optimistic” and used the post to thank Bayern Munich, his family, and close friends for their support during an unsettling few days.
The images of him going down twice in four days will linger. His response, and the clarity of the diagnosis, now shapes the conversation: not about whether he can play, but how he and Bayern manage a condition doctors say is treatable as he heads into a pivotal stage of his career.
