Davies edging closer to return: Kompany offers hopeful update | OneFootball

Alphonso Davies’ comeback at FC Bayern is getting closer and closer. After months on the sidelines due to injury, the Canadian is making great progress—and could be back on the pitch soon. Coach Vincent Kompany struck a cautiously optimistic tone.

Since tearing his ACL in March during an international trip with the Canadian national team, the 24-year-old has been working meticulously on his return. For more than seven months, the lightning-fast left-back had to watch as his teammates battled for points in the Bundesliga and Champions League. But now, there’s finally light at the end of the tunnel.

At the pre-match press conference ahead of the top clash against Borussia Dortmund, Bayern coach Vincent Kompany revealed that Davies’ recovery is going better than initially expected: “It’s looking good. I had hoped he would be back in January. But as things stand, he might be able to play a few games already in December,” the Belgian explained.

“Maybe back already in December”

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The Canadian’s progress is giving Bayern hope for an earlier return. Kompany praised his protégé’s commitment and discipline: “If things continue like this, we might have a very fit Alphonso already in December.”

Despite the encouraging development, the coach also stressed that they don’t want to put too much strain on Davies too soon: “Now his body has to respond to increasing loads week by week.” The focus is clearly on a sustainable recovery to avoid setbacks.

For Kompany, the comeback of his lightning-quick full-back would be a real boost. For months, the Bayern coach has had to improvise on the left side of defense.

Like a new signing for the record champions

A fit Alphonso Davies would give Munich new options in build-up play and defensively. His explosiveness, dynamism, and depth on the left flank have been noticeably missing for months. A return before Christmas would therefore be akin to an early gift—for Kompany as well as for the record champions’ fans.

If Davies does indeed return in December, he could be fully load-bearing in time for the start of the second half of the season in January. The Canadian would thus be fit in time for the decisive stretch, when Bayern enter the crucial weeks in the league, DFB-Pokal, and Champions League.

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