Burnley manager Vincent Kompany, 38, is close to taking over at Bayern Munich. It could be a poison pill for Kim Min-jae.
Fabrizio Romano, a journalist familiar with the European transfer market, said on Sept. 29 (KST), “Kompany is expected to sign an official contract with Munich. Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has also praised his talent.” ”The contract runs until June 2027. Munich will pay Burnley a compensation fee of 12 million euros ($17.7 million) to acquire Kompany.”
Kompany, born in 1986, was an integral part of Manchester City’s history as a center back during his playing days. As captain, he won 12 titles with City, including four Premier League titles (2011-2012, 2013-2014, 2017-2018, 2018-2019).
Kompany retired from his hometown club RSC Anderlecht in 2020. 바카라사이트 He joined the club as a player-manager in 2019 and took charge of Burnley in 2022 before moving to England.
As a coach, Kompany proved to be just as capable.
He led Burnley to the Championship (second division) title in the 2022-2023 season. He promoted the team to the Premier League. In one year, he won the Manager of the Month award four times.
In the Premier League, Kompany used the same high-pressing and aggressive tactics that he used in the Championship, but he reached his limit. The bar was high in the Premier League. Burnley finished the 2023-2024 season in 19th place with 24 points (W5 D9 L24) and suffered relegation after just one season.
It would be a risky signing, according to the Daily Mail. It called it a “gamble” that Kompany’s Burnley would be paired with Munich, citing the fact that they failed to avoid relegation to the Premier League’s second tier this season, and that Munich hadn’t been in the top flight in 12 years.
Nevertheless, Kompany 토토사이트 추천 and Munich have been linked. “Kompany also wants to become the new coach of Munich and is confident of the challenge,” Sky Sports explained.
Kompany is expected to give opportunities to players who struggled under Tuchel. “Kompany is willing to give a chance to players who seemed to be on their way out,” said Germany’s TZ. He wants to play a possession-oriented 4-2-3-1 formation. However, unlike Guardiola, he wants to press and try to find the goal quickly rather than rely on passing. It’s a philosophy that benefits some players,” he added.
The possibility of keeping Dayo Upamecano, who was widely expected to be released, has been raised.
He has fallen out of favor with the public due to frequent injuries and a string of sending-offs, and has been reduced to a four-option center back for Munich behind Eric Dier, Matthijs de Ligt, and Kim Min-Jae. Unsurprisingly, he was a top priority for release this summer. The general consensus was that Upamecano would be looking for a new club.
However, Kompany had other ideas. As TZ explains, “Upamecano was considered for sale after inconsistent performances. However, Kompany believes he is suited to play offensively,” he explained.
This is not good news for his partner and rival Kim Min-jae. “If one central defender has to leave, it will be either Kim, Der Licht or Dyer,” the outlet said.
Like Upamecano, Kim is an attacking-minded defender, so he could be a good fit for Kompany. There are also reports in Germany that Munich will not let Kim go.
Meanwhile, after completing his first season in Munich, Kim Min-jae vowed to do better next season.
“It was an unsatisfactory season,” he said in an interview with Germany’s T-Online on May 20, “and I need to improve. As a player, you always think a lot after the season ends. 바카라사이트 추천 What did I do right, what was lacking, what was needed. It’s more important to learn from your mistakes. As an athlete, you need to reflect on everything in order to be able to compete at a high level. I will be even stronger next season,” he concluded.