Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola encouraged Taylor Harwood-Bellis to go on loan to Burnley and be reunited with former teammate and coach Vincent Kompany.
Harwood-Bellis has impressed on loan in the Championship at Blackburn and Stoke in the last 18 months, either side of a six-month spell at Anderlecht, when Kompany was in charge there. Now, he has sealed a season-long loan at Burnley, who appointed Kompany last month to try and get them back to the Premier League.
And while a phone call from Kompany to Harwood-Bellis helped the youngster make his mind up over the loan, a word of advice from City boss Guardiola about picking a manager, not just a club, also helped.
