Kompany collapsed at the club’s training ground last week and remains under medical care while doctors investigate the cause. Bayern have yet to receive a definitive diagnosis, leaving the club uncertain about how long their head coach will be unavailable.
The team continued without him on Sunday, with his assistants taking charge of the Bundesliga match against Freiburg and guiding Bayern Munich to a 3-1 victory.
Eberl visited Kompany in hospital on Saturday and offered an update on his condition. Speaking to Sky Sports, he said the coach was stable and that their conversation had deliberately avoided football.
“He is stable. I was with him on Saturday, I visited him. We talked about life, we didn’t talk about football, the starting line-up or the Bundesliga,” Eberl said.
The sporting director added that the medical team still needed to establish exactly what had happened before deciding on the next steps in Kompany’s treatment.
“The most important thing is that we find out exactly what it is, and then continue with the treatments,” Eberl said.
He also made clear that Bayern would not put pressure on Kompany to return before he was ready. The priority is for the 40-year-old to regain his health, rather than set a timetable for his return to the touchline.
“When he comes back, he will be full of energy, which he probably already is, and most importantly healthy. Then he will come back,” Eberl said.
With uncertainty surrounding the length of Kompany’s absence, speculation had emerged about whether Bayern might adjust the coaching team. One suggestion involved former Bayern defender Dante, who now works with the club’s under-23 side, potentially stepping in with the senior squad.
Eberl dismissed that possibility, explaining that the existing roles within the coaching structure were clearly established. Kompany has been at Bayern for two and a half years, he said, and the club knows how responsibilities are divided.
“I am very, very grateful that we have such fantastic people around us who are now stepping in,” Eberl said.
On Dante, Eberl was direct: “Dante has his job with the under-23 team.”
The club therefore intends to rely on Kompany’s existing assistants rather than introduce another figure into the first-team setup. Bayern have expressed confidence in the staff already in place, who will continue to handle training and match preparations during the head coach’s absence.
For now, the focus remains on Kompany’s health. Eberl has stressed that the coach will resume his duties only when he is fully fit, with further medical assessments needed before the club can determine the likely duration of his recovery.