Manchester City legend Vincent Kompany is the odds-on favourite to be the next Burnley manager.
The Belgian is as short as 1/20 with Sky Bet to be the next boss at Turf Moor after leaving Anderlecht on Wednesday.
Kompany has been in charge of Belgian side Anderlecht since 2020, but boasts a win percentage of just 45.7% and is yet to win silverware for his boyhood club.
The 36-year-old has been strongly linked with the Clarets for a number of weeks, with the interest apparently not dimming despite Burnley suffering relegation from the Premier League after their 2-1 defeat to Newcastle on Sunday.
Kompany returned to his boyhood club Anderlecht in the summer of 2019, initially joining as player-manager before hanging up his boots in August 2020 to focus on his coaching career. He guided the club to third in the Belgian league this season.
But on Wednesday Anderlecht confirmed his departure after three years.
In a statement on the club website, Kompany said: “Today only one feeling prevails: I am proud that I was able to start this new chapter at the club of my heart. I have now been a player and a coach of RSC Anderlecht, but above all I remain a loyal fan.”
A move to Burnley would allow Kompany to return to a region where he spent 11 years after signing for City in 2008. His wife Carla is from Manchester and their three children were all born in the city.
Next permanent Burnley manager odds (via Sky Bet)
- 1/20 - Vincent Kompany
- 14/1 - Joey Barton
- 16/1 - Chris Wilder
- 18/1 - Wayne Rooney
- 20/1 - Mike Jackson
Odds correct at 1120 (25/05/22)
The former City captain would take over a Clarets side who were just relegated to the Sky Bet Championship, and a club which has plenty of financial uncertainty around it heading into the summer.
Former Burnley player Joey Barton, who just led Bristol Rovers to promotion from Sky Bet League Two, is the 14/1 second favourite, with caretaker manager Mike Jackson priced at 20/1 to be given the permanent job.
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