“Burnley Football Club is a truly historic English side and it is an honour to be appointed first-team manager,” said Kompany. Striker Wout Weghorst has also said he wants to leave.īut Kompany said he had been impressed by the vision laid out by ALK during talks with the club’s owners. Tarkowski has joined Everton while Aaron Lennon, Erik Pieters, Phil Bardsley and Dale Stephens have also gone and Burnley could yet be forced to cash in on Maxwel Cornet, who has a £17.5m release clause in his contract, and fellow winger Dwight McNeil. The former Manchester City captain, who left Anderlecht last month, becomes the long-term successor to Sean Dyche, who was sacked in April after nine and a half years in charge at Turf Moor.īurnley were relegated from the Premier League last season after six years in the top flight and Kompany is taking on a huge challenge at the embattled Lancashire club.Ī significant portion of a £65 million loan that Burnley’s owners ALK Capital took out when buying the club is due for repayment this summer and could more or less wipe out a first year parachute payment of about £42m they will receive following relegation.īurnley had the oldest average starting XI in the Premier League last season and have already seen six senior players leave as free agents, including their first choice centre-half pairing of James Tarkowski and captain Ben Mee. Vincent Kompany has been formally announced as Burnley’s new manager. The Manchester City great joins the Championship club after departing the Belgian First Division side Anderlecht where he spent three years ![]() Vincent Kompany named new Burnley manager
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