Jamal Musiala will remain sidelined when Bayern Munich kick off their Bundesliga season against Stuttgart.
Bayern kick their league campaign off against Stuttgart on Friday, having started their season with a Supercup win over Borussia Dortmund.
Musiala wasn’t present for that 2-1 victory having fainted in the two previous friendly matches.
The incidents caused grave concern and after the second Musiala put out a statement explaining it was a neurological disorder that isn’t harmful.
Bayern have since added more information, saying that the issue has existed for well over a year, and only came to light due to a change in medication.
Bayern’s sporting director gives the latest on Musiala
In his most recent update, sporting director Max Eberl said: “Of course, we hope that Jamal will be back soon, because he is an incredibly important player for the club, for us as a team, for all of Germany.
“We all know what he is capable of. We all wish that he will come back. We don’t want to specify the exact date.
“We’ve been working with him for months now, and now the public knows. I understood all the reactions, because we had the same ones the first time. Now it’s become somewhat routine.
“Now something has changed in his medication. Nobody wants to take medication. He also wants to take less. He reduced the dosage a bit, now we have to increase it a bit again. So that we can get back to that period with few seizures.”
He added: “Jamal always wanted to be on the pitch. He always said: This is his joy, this is his medicine. He wants to play football, to be with the lads.
“We had repeatedly given him the go-ahead, taking the doctors into account.
“We always asked for the green light, and it was always given. Otherwise, we wouldn’t have done it. That pitch was his sanctuary, and we will get it back. I’m very sure of that.”
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