Former Burnley coach and Manchester City player Vincent Kompany will be Bayern Munich’s new coach, putting an end to excruciating months of looking for a manager to succeed Thomas Tuchel.
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, sporting directorWe are delighted that we have signed Vincent Kompany for FC Bayern.
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.
Together with him, we want to achieve a lot at FC Bayern - and of course be successful together.
Former Burnley coach and Manchester City player Vincent Kompany will be Bayern Munich’s new coach, putting an end to excruciating months of looking for a manager to succeed Thomas Tuchel. Here’s what the board had to say (via Bayern’s official website):
Jan-Christian Dreesen, CEO
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, sporting director
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.
Christoph Freund, director of sport
