Burnley manager Vincent Kompany, 38, is being touted as Bayern Munich's next manager.
"Kompany accepted the Bayern Munich job offer 'in five minutes'," transfer market expert Fabrizio Romano reported on Thursday (June 24).
"Kompany has informed his club Burnley that he has reached an agreement with Bayern Munich and wants to leave this summer. Burnley are currently negotiating with Bayern Munich to settle the penalty and an agreement is expected soon."
"Despite Burnley's relegation, Kompany has been on the shortlist of several clubs in recent days," Romano said, "and Bayern Munich have also been discussing him internally as their next manager."
Kompany played for Manchester City as a player, ushering in Pep Guardiola's golden era. After his playing career ended, he turned to coaching and started at his hometown club Anderlecht. In 2022, he took over at Burnley, where he succeeded in taking the club from the Championship to the Premier League.
They returned to the Premier League in the 2023-24 season to compete for retention. They tried to translate their dominance in the Championship to the Premier League, but it wasn't easy. They finished with 24 points (5 wins, 9 draws, and 24 losses), 19th in the relegation zone, and were sent back to the Championship after just one season.
Bayern Munich are currently struggling to find a new manager. After 토토사이트 hiring Thomas Tuchel in March of last year, Bayern Munich decided to part ways with him this summer in February, citing poor results, and began the search for his successor.
Bayern Munich were keen to sign Xabi Alonso, who coached Leverkusen to an undefeated Bundesliga title this season, as their next manager, but the move fell through when Alonso opted to stay at the club. The return of German national team coach Julian Nagelsmann, who coached Bayern Munich from 2021 to 2023, was also rumored, but he extended his contract with the German national team.
After struggling to find a new coach, Munich considered keeping Tuchel at the helm. However, Tuchel announced his decision to leave the club at the end of the season, saying in a press conference on July 17, "I spoke with the club again, but in the end we failed to reach an agreement." Kompany has now been added to the list of candidates for Bayern Munich's next manager.
The Bavarians still have a number of candidates for their next manager, but no clear first-choice target has emerged.
More recently, approaches to the six-time Bayern Munich coach were met with a lukewarm response. Brighton manager Roberto De Zerbi, who abruptly ended his contract with the club at the end of the season, has also been approached. Romano reported that "Bayern Munich are waiting for De Jervy's decision," but according to Sky Sports, the Bavarians were not his destination.
In the meantime, it looks like the Bavarians will be moving on under Kompany. The English outlet The Athletic claimed that Kompany was Bayern Munich's "Plan J," and that the club was surprised. "He played in Hamburg, Germany, and speaks German," said the BBC, pointing out that Bayern Munich were attracted to him.
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