Vincent Kompany returns to Bayern Munich training ground after collapse

Bayern Munich have announced that head coach Vincent Kompany, who was taken ill and passed out in training last month, has returned to the club's training ground.

The former Manchester City defender had collapsed at the end of October during a training session ahead of Bayern's Bundesliga match against Freiburg. After the incident it was reported that Kompany was in a stable condition and that tests were continuing in hospital, while sporting director Max Eberl said the successful coach might be unable to lead the team for "weeks".

Assistant coach Aaron Danks, who took charge of the team in Kompany's absence, was on the touchline for a five-match spell that brought wins over Freiburg, Magdeburg, Atlético Madrid and Mainz as well as a draw with Borussia Dortmund in Der Klassiker.

In a brief statement on Tuesday, the club said Kompany had returned to the Säbener Strasse training ground. It added that, because the Belgian coach injured his shoulder when he passed out, he is continuing his rehabilitation at the training ground alongside his duties.

Bayern Munich host Köln in the Bundesliga on 20 November, but there has been no announcement yet on whether Kompany will be on the bench for that match. Five days after that fixture the Bavarians travel to Lille in the Champions League, before an away league game at Hamburger SV.