Kompany claims ´2026 will be Musiala´s year´ as Bayern Munich star nears return

Bayern Munich boss Vincent Kompany is confident Jamal Musiala will thrive in 2026 once he returns from a long injury lay-off.

Musiala has not featured at all this season, after fracturing his fibula while featuring for Bayern against Paris Saint-Germain at the Club World Cup.

Having starred at Euro 2024 for Germany, Musiala played 40 games for Bayern last term across all competitions (not including the Club World Cup).

The playmaker scored 18 goals and provided five assists, while creating 73 chances for his team-mates.

While Musiala has not yet returned to training, Kompany said he is not far away.

“Musiala still has a little way to go, but everything is going well,” he said ahead of Saturday’s clash with Stuttgart.

“If he can train with us a few more times, we’ll be very happy. Hopefully, 2026 will be his year.”

Another long-term injury absentee for Bayern has been Alphonso Davies, who is now nearing a comeback from an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury.

Kompany hopes to have the Canada international back in action next week.

“If everything goes according to plan, he could get his first minutes of playing time against Mainz,” he said of Davies.

“We’re really happy about that. It’s looking good. He’s very close to a comeback. We’ve been patient; a comeback in 2025 is a bonus for us.”

Bayern are eight points clear at the top of the Bundesliga.

They have four games left in 2025 until the winter break, with Bayern taking on Sporting CP in the Champions League next week before Bundesliga matches against Mainz and Heidenheim.

“I’ll be happy if we get four wins,” Kompany said.

“There’s a lot of focus on that. We wanted to still be in all three competitions going into the new year, which we’ve done. Now we want to win our remaining games. We’ve had some great moments in 2025. We want to keep that going and do even better in 2026.”