Bayern Munich and Burnley are close to reaching an agreement regarding coach Vincent Kompany, a source told ESPN.
After a chaotic search for a new head coach, FC Bayern turned to Kompany, who speaks fluent German and played for Hamburger SV in the Bundesliga for two years, as Thomas Tuchel's successor.
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A series of rejections, including from Xabi Alonso, Julian Nagelsmann and Ralf Rangnick, led the Bundesliga club to the 38-year-old Belgian.
According to a source, Bayern believe Kompany would be happy to join the club if a deal with Burnley is reached, but an agreement has not yet been reached. Bayern would also be willing to allow members of Kompany's support staff, including former Welsh striker Craig Bellamy, to join him in Munich.
Vincent Kompany is expected to join Bayern Munich. Ian Cook – CameraSport via Getty Images
Burnley appointed Kompany in 2022 after he previously coached Belgian professional club Anderlecht. In his first season, he led Burnley to the league title when they achieved 101 points. They finished 19th on their return to the Premier League and will be back in the Championship next season.
Kompany was linked with jobs at Chelsea and Tottenham last summer but ultimately stayed at Turf Moor.
Pep Guardiola is also eyeing the former Belgian international defender for a future job at Manchester City. Kompany played at the Etihad Stadium for 11 years and won 10 major honours, including four Premier League titles.
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He left the club in 2019 to initially join Anderlecht as a player-coach.
Kompany is set to take over Bayern after their worst season in over a decade. They finished third in the Bundesliga behind champions Bayer Leverkusen and Stuttgart, their worst performance in the league since 2011.
Bayern also finished the season without a title after narrowly losing to Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-finals.
The club announced in February that Tuchel would leave his post at the end of the season. An easing of relations between Tuchel and Bayern led to talks earlier this month to reverse the decision, but after negotiations failed, Bayern turned their attention to Kompany. Burnley will receive a severance payment as Kompany has a contract until 2028.
