Speaking on BR’s “Sonntags-Stammtisch” talk show on Sunday, Hoeneß openly addressed the mismatch between the 23-year-old’s current output and the salary he is contracted for.

“Imagine if Bayern Munich now decided to question his contract, and told him: what you are able to offer currently no longer matches the level stipulated in the contract,” he said in comments reported by Goal.

The illness, Hoeneß added, was not covered by the insurance written into Musiala’s deal.

A clause that does not apply

Until Sunday, Musiala’s absence had been framed as a sporting and medical story. He disclosed his absence seizure diagnosis on 19 August, after collapsing in two consecutive preseason friendlies, against RB Leipzig and 1. FC Heidenheim.

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Hoeneß described the condition as one that cannot easily be cured but can be made manageable with medication, and said he did not know whether Musiala would ever return to the level he once showed. Via SportBible, the honorary president also pointed out that Musiala’s situation was “completely different from that of Vincent Kompany,” his own head coach.

Kompany’s line has not moved

Head coach Vincent Kompany has struck the opposite note since the diagnosis went public. If Musiala suffers another seizure “in 40, 50, 60 days’ time or in 40, 50, 60 games’ time, then it’s no longer a big deal for us,” Kompany told reporters in September via AP. “We know how to deal with it.”

Kompany has just returned to work at Säbener Straße after his own health scare, a collapse last month that Hoeneß attributed publicly to meningeal irritation. He was back in his office on Tuesday morning, with assistant Aaron Danks still overseeing matchday duties.

A €30m deal that runs to 2030

Musiala signed his current contract in February 2025. It is worth as much as €30m a year and ties him to the club through 2030, according to Yahoo Sports, terms that ranked him among the top earners in the Bundesliga at the time of signing. The extension drew internal criticism aimed at head of sport Max Eberl.

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Musiala has not played since Bayern’s 7-0 win over Union Berlin on 18 September, before a muscle bundle tear ended his month. He has since rejoined first-team training, with a return to squad consideration expected after the November international break.

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