A day too late: Kompany was close to joining this Bundesliga club | OneFootball

Borussia Mönchengladbach is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year. On this occasion, there will be a documentary on 'Sky' about the club. In the first episode, a secret will be revealed. Because Vincent Kompany almost became Fohlen coach in 2022. The 'Bild' also reports on this and names backgrounds.

Manager Roland Virkus had been looking for a new coach after parting ways with Adi Hütter and had become aware of the current Bayern coach. Because he was said to have been very enthusiastic about him, he went to the then Gladbach boss Rolf Königs with his proposal.

However, he couldn't do anything with Kompany's name, which is why he suggested Lucien Favre instead. Since the return campaign failed, Virkus is said to have called Kompany. However, a day too late. "Sorry, I signed with Burnley yesterday," Kompany said on the phone.

Instead of the Belgian, Daniel Farke came, who had to leave again after just one season.

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