Many were underwhelmed when Bayern Munich’s coaching search in 2024, the first major decision of Max Eberl’s reign as Bayern’s board member for sport, ended with Vincent Kompany as head coach. After a turbulent search, paying a seven-figure fee for a coach that had just been relegated to the Championship with Burnley was a big risk. To many it seemed clear that Eberl was tying his future at Bayern to Kompany’s. In other words, if Kompany were to be sacked, Eberl would soon follow.
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Kompany has been a resounding success at Bayern, bringing the league title back to Bayern and leading the team to the verge of winning multiple trophies in the 2025/26 season. This success has seen many clubs target the 40-year-old Belgian in the hopes of seeing the charismatic manager at their club in the near future. But, lest we forget, Kompany signed a contract extension in October 2025 and it helps Eberl remain confident about retaining him. Asked by German news site Tz whether Kompany being watched by so many big teams makes him nervous, Eberl simply laughed.
“Let them watch. He has a contract until 2029,” he confidently stated, as captured by @iMiaSanMia. “Even though he’s only turning 40, he already belongs to the very elite group of coaches. Because he’s a very clever, intelligent person. And I mean really clever. He’s always been respected. But he makes that respect grow every day. Simply by being himself.”
Of course, when a head coach does not want to continue at a club things can go quite quickly. Bayern fans will remember just how quickly sextuple winner Hansi Flick despite having a year left on his contract. But Kompany shows no signs of being unsettled at the job for now, which should give Bayern fans confidence in a lengthy stay for the Belgian coach.
