Kompany slams reports of transfer unrest at Bayern
Vincent Kompany has refuted reports that he was unhappy with Bayern Munich's failure to land one more major signing in the transfer window.
Bayern brought in two breakout stars from this year's FIFA World Cup in Morocco's Ismael Saibari and Germany's Nathaniel Brown, but its transfer activity was otherwise limited.
Still, it beat Borussia Dortmund to win the Franz Beckenbauer Supercup before opening its Bundesliga title defence with a 5-1 rout of Stuttgart last weekend.
After falling behind early on to second-tier Osnabruck in the first round of the DFB-Pokal, Bayern recovered for a 4-1 victory on Thursday (AEST) with Harry Kane scoring twice.
Ahead of Sunday's (AEST) trip to Schalke, Kompany was asked about reports of transfer-related unrest and responded: "That's come from nowhere. What we discuss internally stays internal.
"I'm completely surprised that something like that is going around. I never once woke up with that thought.
"I wonder how it came about. Lots of things quickly become a subject without being any truth behind it."
Bayern has been without Jamal Musiala since he collapsed in two separate pre-season games because of seizures, but it is not out of the question that he could feature this weekend and Kompany says the club has been aware of his condition for some time.
"He's had a good and full week of training. He's doing well. We've already said how we'll handle him," Kompany said of Musiala.
"We've been dealing with the situation for longer than the public know. We'll look at him in training today and then make a decision on what is best for Jamal and the team.
"He needs to be able to play and perform properly. He's got no problems there. If it were to then happen again, it's not a big alarm for us anymore."
Schalke was promoted back to the Bundesliga for the 2022-2023 last season, winning the 2. Bundesliga title under Miron Muslic, and Kompany expects it to fare well in 2026-2027.
"I think the step up from the second division to the first in Germany is more doable than in England, where the differences are much greater, especially financially," he said.
"When you look at Schalke, they're not like a promoted club. They look very stable. It was tough for them at Augsburg, but they had a good pre-season.
"I don't think they'll have many problems this season. We're playing against a Bundesliga club, which is always difficult."
