Bayern Munich agreed to spend a lot of money to invite Vincent Kompany – the young coach expected to bring the Gray Tigers back to the top.Last weekend, Vincent Kompany was officially announced as Bayern Munich head coach, succeeding Thomas Tuchel.

Although Kompany and Burnley suffered relegation last season, with 24 defeats in the Premier League, the 38-year-old coach is still highly appreciated. The Gray Tigers bosses sought out the former Belgian midfielder. , after being rejected by a series of other targets such as Xabi Alonso, Nagelsmann, Ralf Rangnick or Oliver Glasner.

Bayern Munich must compensate Burnley 10.2 million pounds in contract compensation to obtain the services of Vincent Kompany.

Journalist Florian Plettenberg of Sky Germany revealed that the Gray Tigers leader also paid the Belgian military leader a fairly high salary, 9 million euros per year.

That means, Kompany receives a higher salary than former Bayern coaches such as Julian Nagelsmann or Hansi Flick (about 6.5 million euros/year).

In the past, Kompany had a brilliant football career. He also learned a lot from talented teacher Pep Guardiola.

However, the Belgian coach does not want to be compared to Pep: “I played football at the highest level when I was a player, so I want to pass that experience on to my students.

I never compare myself to Pep Guardiola. He was very important in my career.

Now I want to prove that Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and Uli Hoeness made the right choice, with good performances on the field of Bayern Munich next season” – Kompany expressed.