Jamal Musiala on rebuilding, freedom for creative players and the long road back | OneFootball

Jamal Musiala says he is still chasing freedom and confidence after last year’s serious leg injury. In L'Équipe’s reporting, the Germany No 10 spoke about rebuilding the sensations that once defined his game.

He fractured his fibula, dislocated his ankle and damaged ligaments against Paris Saint-Germain on 5 July 2025 in the Club World Cup quarter-finals. Back in mid-January 2026, he has five goals and six assists in 1,174 minutes, though the old spark is not fully back.

He details the mental battle of trusting his body again and re-synchronising with the team. Vincent Kompany, he says, checked in throughout his lay-off and, tactically, gives creative players licence to play their way.

In the 3-0 cup final win over Stuttgart on 23 May, his work-rate reassured but the magic was not all the way back. He feels on the right path, sets high standards, and stresses patience.

Tz reported he was found guilty over a sports car accident in mid-April 2025, losing his driving licence after travelling at 194 km/h on a 120 km/h stretch. Bild carried his reflection that it was traumatic and that he was grateful nobody was seriously hurt.

With the World Cup three weeks away, Germany face Curaçao, Côte d'Ivoire and Ecuador in Houston, Toronto and New Jersey. A coach who faced him says he is not yet fully free but could be near his best in six weeks if Germany progress, while his dribble rate has dipped to 5.3 per 90 from 7.4 across 2020-2025.

Source: L'Équipe