Vincent Kompany on verge of Bayern Munich job – despite being relegated with Burnley

Visit HighCPMGateBayern Munich are on the verge of agreeing a deal for Vincent
Kompany to become their next manager despite his relegation from the Premier League with Burnley.
The Bundesliga club are
poised to appoint Kompany, 38, to succeed Thomas Tuchel in the coming days
having discussed a compensation package as the former Belgium international has
a contract at Turf Moor until 2028.
It is understood that Kompany
will look to take his backroom staff with him to the Allianz Arena, including
assistant Craig Bellamy and first-team coaches Piet Cremers, Mike Jackson and
Floribert N’Galula.
Bayern are confident of the
deal being done and could make the appointment official in the coming days.
Kompany emerged with credit
from his rookie season in the Premier League despite finishing the campaign
with 24 points and five wins.
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has consistently hailed him as an eventual Manchester City manager, having
lifted four Premier Leagues as captain during his time at the Etihad Stadium.
After a first spell coaching at Anderlecht in his homeland, he took Burnley into the
Premier League in his first managerial job back in England.
The Bayern job 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. His squad will include Harry Kane and
Eric Dier – both of whom he faced as a player – and will be looking to
improve on last season’s third-placed finish when the club failed to win
Bundesliga after 11 successive titles.
It was announced in February
that Tuchel would leave Bayern this summer, although he also 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.
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