Kompany set for Bayern
German giants want Burnley coach despite their relegation Ex-manchester City captain to link up with Kane and Dier
Bayern Munich are on the verge of agreeing a stunning deal for Vincent Kompany to become their next manager, despite his relegation from the Premier League last season.
Kompany, 38, has emerged as a candidate to succeed Thomas Tuchel and they are poised to land him in the coming days, having discussed a compensation package with Burnley, as the former Belgium international has a contract at Turf Moor until 2028.
It is understood Kompany will look to take his backroom staff with him, including first-team coaches Piet Cremers, Mike Jackson and Floribert N’galula although assistant Craig Bellamy is unlikely to join him. Bellamy could be a candidate when Burnley look for their next manager.
Bayern are confident of the deal being done and could make the appointment official in the coming days, with Kompany on their radar after an exhaustive search for Tuchel’s successor after his departure was confirmed.
Kompany emerged with credit in his rookie season in the Premier League, despite finishing the campaign with 24 points and five wins.
Pep Guardiola has consistently hailed him as an eventual Manchester City manager, having lifted four Premier Leagues as captain during his time at the Etihad. After a first spell coaching at Anderlecht in his homeland, he took Burnley into the Premier League in his first managerial role back in England.
Bayern will represent a huge step up for Kompany in his coaching career, even if he has experience of the biggest stage with City and Belgium. He will have Harry Kane and Eric Dier in his squad and will be looking to improve on last season’s third-place finish, when the club failed to win the Bundesliga after 11 successive titles.
It was announced in February that Tuchel would leave Bayern this summer, although he had recently held talks about staying before his departure was confirmed. Fans also launched a petition for him to stay after he took them to the Champions League semi-final. Bayern have been linked with a range of managers in the past three months. Xabi Alonso was an obvious candidate after his “invincible” domestic season, but chose to stay at Bayer Leverkusen. There were inquiries over Erik ten Hag, still in a job at Manchester United, while Julen Lopetegui has joined West Ham. Ralf Rangnick also spoke to Bayern but decided to stick with Austria.