‘This is the most Football Manager thing ever’, say fans as ex-Premier League icon lined up for Bayern job under Kompany
MANCHESTER CITY legend Vincent Kompany is poised to become Bayern Munich’s next manager.
The Burnley boss will take over from Thomas Tuchel, who announced his departure last week.
Bayern chiefs had been scouting a new manager for months, but following failed attempts to secure the likes of Xabi Alonso, Julian Nagelsmann, Ralf Rangnick and Oliver Glasner they turned to Kompany.
The 38-year-old is expected to take his coaching staff to Germany when he completes the move.
That means his assistant, former Premier League star Craig Bellamy, is in line for a new job.
Football fans have been left surprised by the prospect of Bellamy coaching the three-time Champions League winners.
One person even hailed it as the “most Football Manager thing to happen in actual football” this season.
Another wrote: “Kompany going to manage Bayern is like playing Football Manager a few years down the line when all these wacky transfers and appointments happen. Crazy.”
A third commented: “If Vincent Kompany ends up being the next @FCBayernEN manager it’ll be the most Football Manager thing ever. Imagine Craig Bellamy throwing fits in German .”
While a fourth fan said: “Vincent Kompany relegating Burnley and then getting the Bayern Munich job is some proper Football Manager style shenanigans.”
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Kompany and Bellamy failed to keep Burnley in the Premier League this season.
The Clarets were relegated back down to the Championship after finishing 19th in the table.
Kompany was appointed as Burnley boss in 2022 and guided the club to promotion at the first time of asking.
Prior to then he spent two years at Anderlecht.
Bellamy joined him in Belgium and the two have worked together since.
Before becoming a coach, the 44-year-old made 294 Premier League appearances.
He played for Newcastle, Cardiff, Norwich, Liverpool, Manchester City, Coventry, Blackburn, West Ham and Celtic.
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