Bayern Chooses Kompany, Burnley Demands This Fee
Bayern Munich has reached a verbal agreement with Belgian Vincent Kompany, the manager of English club FC Burnley, to become the new coach for the German team next season, according to German newspaper Bild.
This information builds on what was reported by the British newspaper The Guardian, which previously mentioned ongoing negotiations between the German club and the Burnley coach, whose team recently got relegated to the English second division.
However, according to the tabloid Bild, Bayern "clearly sees great potential in him."
The report notes that Kompany speaks German, "an important criterion for Bayern," and that "his English is also perfect," which "was until recently the second official language in Bayern's locker room with Kane and others."
According to the German newspaper, Kompany was on Bayern’s shortlist from the beginning. It also mentions that so far, Bayern received refusals from Xabi Alonso (Bayer Leverkusen), Julian Nagelsmann (Germany), Ralf Rangnick (Austria), Oliver Glasner (Crystal Palace), and Roger Schmidt (Benfica) to take over the role.
The report also cites other coaches who were approached but "want to stay at their clubs," like Unai Emery (Aston Villa), or prefer to work in the Premier League, like Julen Lopetegui (recently signed by West Ham).
Bayern even attempted to convince the current coach, Thomas Tuchel, to reconsider his decision to resign and stay in the position, but this attempt was unsuccessful.
The information also echoes a report from the British newspaper The Telegraph, stating that "Kompany wants to bring his assistants Craig Bellamy, Piet Cremers, Mike Jackson, and Floribert N'Galula to Munich."
