Vincent Kompany could already have his own version of Fernandinho at Tottenham if he becomes Daniel Levy's next manager choice. The former Manchester City duo spent several seasons in the same team winning numerous trophies with their on-pitch relationship crucial to City's success.
Kompany's playing days are over though and life as a manager back in England, after three seasons at Anderlecht, started at the beginning of the 2022/23 campaign with Burnley. Nine months on and Kompany will be making his Premier League return - but as a manager - after winning promotion with the Clarets from the Championship.
The 37-year-old has revolutionized Burnley's style with Sean Dyche's pragmatic methods replaced by Kompany's desire to play free-flowing attacking football. In his system, the importance of an all-action central midfielder is vital and that is largely why he chose to bring Josh Cullen with him to Burnley from Anderlecht.
