Bayern will play against Chelsea in the first round of the Champions League stage on Wednesday night. The father of the team coach Kompany has revealed in the past that his son has been invited by the Blues twice, and Kompany responded to this at ye...
Bayern will play against Chelsea in the first round of the Champions League stage on Wednesday night. The father of the team coach Kompany has revealed in the past that his son has been invited by the Blues twice, and Kompany responded to this at yesterday's pre-match press conference.
In June 2024, his father Pierre Cornpani was in La Dernière Heure/Les Sports magazine revealed: "If you look at which teams have knocked on the door: last year it was Tottenham and Chelsea, now Brighton has expressed interest, and Chelsea has once again. But when a club like Bayern, which is so well-structured at all levels, comes to knock on the door, you can't refuse."
Kompany's speech on this on Tuesday first caused a burst of laughter: "I think I have to adjust my route: not only keep silent about what Uli Heness or Rummenigge said, but also keep silent about what my father said."
Then he also said seriously: "The fact is: I didn't think too much about it." This thing. I was taking Burnley to fight for relegation at the time. That was my only priority and then it all happened - there were some possibilities in the end, but I wouldn't even say they were possibilities. There was a contradiction here: you put in all the effort, you focused on the second division in England, and then suddenly someone contacted you, they saw something in me, and saw something different from reality. "
Kompany meant: Suddenly, top clubs like Bayern and Chelsea wanted Burnley as a relegation coach, which was a strange feeling for him.
Konpani: "I don't necessarily have the names now, but maybe one day I will talk about it again. This is a completely crazy paradox in my life - now I can't say anything more."
Obviously, this match at Allianz Stadium on Wednesday night will be a special showdown for Koonpani. As a player, he played 18 times with Chelsea (9 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses), while he played 2 times as a coach (1 draw and 1 loss).
