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German giants, Bayern Munich have appointed Vincent Kompany as their new head coach on a three-year deal.

The 38-year-old Belgian comes in as a replacement for Thomas Tuchel and leaves Burnley for the Bundesliga side in an agreement that saw the two clubs allowing a compensation fee that is believed to be £10.2m.

Kompany, who retired from playing in 2020, joined the Clarets from Belgian side, Anderlecht in 2022 and later signing a five-year contract extension last year.

He won the Championship with Burnley in 2022-23, but the Clarets suffered relegation from the Premier League this season after finishing 19^th.

There has been no announcement about whether Kompany's backroom team, including assistant manager Craig Bellamy, will join him in Germany.

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Jude Bellingham has been named La Liga player of the season after a wonderful first year at Santiago Bernabeu.

The 20-year-old England national played a vital role as Carlo Ancelotti’s boys claimed their 36^th Spanish title, scoring 19 goals and adding six assists in the top flight as Madrid finished 10 points ahead of the Catalan rivals (Barca).

The award is voted for by fans, club captains and a panel of experts and they opted for Bellingham ahead of the likes of Antoine Griezmann, Vinicius Jnr, Girona’s Artem Dovbyk and Barca’s Robert Lewandowski.

Having left Dortmund for the Spanish giants last summer, the England international has one more key game to play for Madrid this season in Saturday’s Champions League final against his former club at Wembley.

Jurgen Klopp will soon depart Merseyside as a permanent resident, having taken in his final days in the area after leaving his position as Liverpool manager.

The 56-year-old do so in rare circumstances, choosing to leave rather than being forced out, which allowed for an emotional farewell at Anfield and then, on Tuesday, the M&S Bank Arena.

During the hour-long Q&A in front of over 11,000 supporters, Klopp discussed his time at the club, how he changed the culture and mentioned againg his reason for leaving.

Even though Klopp’s time at Anfield has to come to an end, he will still be tied to Liverpool as an ambassador for the club and its LFC Foundation.

Klopp’s role as ambassador for the LFC Foundation will undoubtedly lead to appearances at certain events, and perhaps even as part of LFC Legends charity matches. 

 Chelsea’s sporting directors Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart are expected to fly to Spain today to seek negotiations for a deal to bring Enzo Maresca to Stamford Bridge.

It is said that there has been initial contact between Chelsea and Maresca but nothing has been agreed on just yet. The Italian has been spotted as the club’s first choice to replace Mauricio Pochettino following his departure a week ago.

The Blues are alleged to have been impressed with how Maresca has presented himself thus far. The 44-year old’s style of play at Leicester City during their Championship-winning 2023/24 season, is another contributing key factor in all of this with Italian’s approach clearly influenced by Pep Guardiola – a man he worked under at Etihad.

Previously, Pochettino was given a two-year contract when he was appointed head coach, with the option of a further 12 months. Chelsea are effectively going 'all in' on Maresca, who they believe to be the final piece of the jigsaw to get the club competing at the very top once again.

It looks as if the Blues have found their man, though, in Maresca. All being well for the Blues and the Italian will pen a five-year contract with the club.

After Thomas Tuchel’s decision to leave the German giants, Bayern Munich are set to hire Belgian manager Vincent Kompany to fill the vacancy. Kompany who is coming off of a disappointing campaign with Burnley that saw them finish 19^th in the English Premier League, being relegated back back to the Championship.

Spending time coaching Belgian’s Anderlecht and Burnley, Kompany’s potential lies in his preferred 4-2-3-1 style that has been dynamic with his biggest honor winning the English Championship as a manger.

With the presence of Bayer Leverkusen, who have grown into a force under Xabi Alonso, none of that would be easy for Kompany but this would be an appointment that shows how much Bayern's name has fallen.

It’s alleged that the Bundesliga giants have finally come to an end as they are closing in on appointing Kompany as their next head coach with a signing fee estimated between €10 million (£8m/$11m) - €12m (£10m/$13m) to Burnley to secure the services of Kompany until 2027.