Kompany wanted to sign ‘with Franz Beckenbauer’ at Bayern at

Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany has exposed that he might have dipped into the club as a teen due to the fact that then Bayern president Franz Beckenbauer was allegedly thinking about him.Kompany said

on Friday in connection with the inauguration of Franz Beckenbauer Square outside their home stadium that he played a Champions League match with Anderlecht in Munich in December 2003.

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“When I played against Bayern in the Champions League as a 17-year-old, there were rumours that Franz Beckenbauer was interested in me. So there was the possibility that I would pertain to Bayern Munich as a player,” he said.

“I still know it precisely: The very first thing that went through my mind was not only that I would go to Bayern Munich however that I wish to sign with Franz Beckenbauer.

“I thought it would be excellent to be with him. He might’ve helped me. He was on my mind even back then, despite the fact that my career ended up going elsewhere.”

Kompany, who was a central protector like Beckenbauer, did eventually play in Germany for two years, at SV Hamburg 2006-2008, before proceeding to Manchester City.Advertisement He is now in

his first season as Munich coach and can clinch the Bundesliga title with success at RB Leipzig on Saturday.Kompany commemorated Bayern and German icon Beckenbauer, who died in January 2024 at age 78, as he welcomed the address change of the arena.”Franz Beckenbauer was a role model in my position. He is very important for the fans, an absolute legend,”he said.”Franz achieved the reality that everyone understands who he was. It’s tradition and will also grow in the future.

It’s unique and suggests a lot.”