Quite a bit of surprising news came out of Säbener Straße today when Bayern Munich announced that they had extended the contract of coach Vincent Kompany by two years. The Belgian is now tied to the club until 2029.
Kompany thus became the first coach in over a decade to get a contract extension from Bayern, excluding Hansi Flick’s promotion from interim to official coach in 2020. Although he has only been with the team for just over a year, Kompany has firmly put his stamp on the team and is said
to be immensely popular within the club. He is the first coach since Flick to have been said to “understand” the club and its components.
“I have the feeling I’ve been here longer than 16-17 months. I understand how the club thinks, but also the players. We have the same goals. I have a lot of respect for the past of this club,” said Kompany. “I just want to contribute to having a similarly successful future as well. I want to write history together, where people say: This is Bayern, and that we’re proud of that.”
However, Kompany is not getting carried away with his extension. “My focus is a bit mixed at the moment. I just want to win tomorrow. Of course I’m happy (for the contract extension), but for now I want 3 points in the next game,” he said.
Kompany has eleven wins from eleven games this season so far, fourteen from fourteen if preseason games are counted. He has the chance to make it fifteen when Bayern host his countrymen Club Brugge in their third Champions League game of the season.
Author’s note: While this writer is very impressed with what Kompany has done, he is slightly baffled by his fashion choice of dress shirts over sweatpants.
Bayern Munich announced the signing of a contract extension with head coach Vincent Kompany — a move that was well-deserved and needed by all parties.
Let’s break it all down on this special edition of Bavarian Podcast Works. This is what we have on tap:
- Let’s talk through how the situation evolved to get to the his point.
- The history of Kompany’s hiring.
- Why Kompany has been successful and why he deserved the extension.
- Where the coach needs to improve.
- What challenges could lie ahead.
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