Vincent Kompany has returned to Bayern Munich ’s training ground for the first time since his collapse .

The 40-year-old fell ill during a reserve-team training session on Friday 23 October and was taken to hospital, where he was diagnosed with meningeal irritation .

He had been unwell with a viral infection earlier that week, which forced him to miss the pre-match press conference ahead of Bayern’s visit of Arsenal in the Champions League. He was able to be on the touchline for that match, which took place two days before his collapse, but he was nevertheless subdued in the dugout.

Vincent Kompany had already been struggling with a virus leading up to his collapse (Getty)

The Bundesliga champions’ director of sport Max Eberl said his return would take “weeks, not days” as Bayern insisted he would only return when he was back to full health.

And on Tuesday morning, Kompany was spotted at Bayern’s Sabener Strasse training complex, with German newspaper Bild circulating photos of the Belgian in the club’s…