Alphonso Davies is working with personal trainer Matthias Blankenburg to get back to full fitness after Nathaniel Brown joined Bayern Munich at left-back. The move adds pressure on Davies, who wants to keep his place under Vincent Kompany going into the 2026/27 season.
Davies and Matthias Blankenburg
Davies said, "Matthias has been great; he’s been helping me to get back to full fitness. I think he has been doing a good job, and I continue to work with him, and he just keeps me healthy and fit". That is the clearest sign that he is treating the fitness issue as part of the fight for minutes, not as a separate problem.
He has had repeated injury setbacks since signing a big contract extension last spring, and Bayern Munich had to make do with a litany of injuries at full-back last season. With that kind of churn, the club has already had to adjust its options on the flank before Brown even enters the picture.
Bayern Munich adds Brown
The new arrival comes from Eintracht Frankfurt and the Germany men’s national team, and he is described as a star in the making. Bayern Munich has loaded up at left-back heading into the new season, which leaves Davies with a straightforward task: be fit, stay available, and force the issue.
Davies has no desire to leave Bayern. He wants to fight for his spot, and that leaves the competition exactly where he says he wants it — on the training pitch, with Blankenburg helping him stay healthy and fit. Whether Bayern Munich leans toward Davies or Nathaniel Brown for the 2026/27 season is the question left hanging over the position.
