KOM ALL YE FAITHFUL
Bayern Munich appoint Vincent Kompany as manager as Man City legend leaves Burnley in £10m deal
Belgian has revealed the first thing he will do in the Allianz Arena dugout
BAYERN MUNICH have confirmed the appointment of Vincent Kompany as their new manager.
The Manchester City legend was unveiled on Wednesday after leaving relegated Burnley in a £10million deal.
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Kompany, 38, replaces Thomas Tuchel as Bayern's new boss.
And his main task will be to restore their place as Germany's No1 club after Bayern's 11-season title streak was ended by Xabi Alonso's Bayer Leverkusen.
Kompany became their top target following snubs from numerous big names.
Alonso, Julian Nagelsmann and Ralf Rangnick are among the gaffers who rejected Bayern's advances after Tuchel's messy fallout.
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But Kompany jumped at the chance to take charge at the Allianz Arena following Burnley's return to the Championship.
The Belgian, who won four Premier League titles as a Man City player, is seen as one of the game's most promising young gaffers.
He could now raid England's top flight for several stars.
SunSport understands that Crystal Palace ace and Euro hopeful Adam Wharton is on Kompany's shopping list, as is Man City Treble winner Jack Grealish.
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And Bayern's new manager can't wait to get cracking after signing a deal until 2027.
Kompany said: "I'm looking forward to the challenge of FC Bayern. It's a great honour to be able to work for this club - FC Bayern is an institution in international football.
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Vincent Kompany's career record
Those numbers in full:
- Anderlecht, 2003-2006: 103 games, 6 goals
- Hamburg, 2006-2008: 51 games, 4 goals
- Man City, 2008-2019: 360 games, 20 goals
- Anderlecht, 2019-2020: 18 games, 1 goal
- Belgium, 2004-2019: 89 games, 4 goals
- Trophies: Belgian First Division x2 (Anderlect); Intertoto Cup (Hamburg); Premier League x2, FA Cup x2, Carabao Cup x4, Community Shield x2 (Man City)
Managerial career
- Anderlecht, 2019-2022: P96 W42 D34 L20
- Burnley, 2022-2024: P96 W41 D24 L31
- Trophies: Championship (Burnley)
"As a coach, you have to stand for who you are as a person: I love having the ball, being creative - and we also have to be aggressive on the pitch and courageous.
"I'm now looking forward to the most basic things: working with the players, building a team. When the foundation is in place, success will follow."
Jan-Christian Dreesen, CEO of Bayern, noted: "We all at the club agree that Vincent Kompany is the right coach for FC Bayern and are very much looking forward to working with him.
"Max Eberl and Christoph Freund never gave up and worked meticulously to find a coach who would lead FC Bayern to success and develop it further with new ideas. Vincent Kompany represents exactly the togetherness and team spirit that we need."
Max Eberl, one of Bayern's sporting directors, declared: "We are delighted that we have signed Vincent Kompany for FC Bayern. In our discussions with him, we were immediately on the same page.
"He made it clear to us how much the job at FC Bayern appeals to him and that he absolutely wants to take it on. Vincent Kompany is hungry and has everything he needs: Even as a player, he was a leading figure in top international football and is also making progress as a coach.
"We would like to see more continuity in this position. Together with him, we want to achieve a lot at FC Bayern - and of course be successful together."
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Christoph Freund, Bayern's other sporting director, added: "Vincent Kompany is a type of coach who fits in very well with FC Bayern's playing philosophy and identity: his teams want the ball, want to play dominant and high-intensity football.
"He is a young, very ambitious coach who brings a lot of international experience, has his finger on the pulse of the players and knows exactly what should happen on the pitch. He can and will give our team an enormous amount."
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