Dressing room speech revealed: How Kompany fires up the Bayern stars | OneFootball

FC Bayern has started the new season with momentum. But it’s not just on the pitch where coach Vincent Kompany is making his mark – he’s also delivering clear messages in the locker room.

According to Sport BILD, the Belgian gave an impassioned speech to his team before the start of the season. “There are no friendly matches. For us, every game is a Champions League final. Even a fifth or tenth championship is a year’s work. Internalizing that is what separates top athletes from ordinary ones,” Kompany explained. With this, he made it unmistakably clear that he demands absolute professionalism from his players in every competition.

In addition to his clear words to the team, the 39-year-old also addressed the club’s management. According to Sport BILD, Kompany traveled to Lake Tegernsee before the Bundesliga kick-off to speak personally with Uli Hoeneß about the need for new signings. He was supported by Max Eberl and Christoph Freund, who had already been working behind the scenes to secure a transfer for Xavi Simons.

Supervisory board remains firm

The coach clearly justified his request: after personnel departures in the attacking department and ongoing injury concerns, the squad is strong but lacks depth. With his versatility, the 22-year-old could play a key role both in the center and on the wings – a player who, according to Kompany, would fit perfectly into the team’s structure.

But despite these clear ideas, Kompany is running up against limits. The Munich supervisory board has decided that expensive transfers are off the table this summer and appears determined to stick to this policy. Only loan deals may be negotiated. However, RB Leipzig insists on a permanent transfer and categorically rejects a temporary solution. As a result, the transfer of the Dutch international to Munich is as good as off the table.

Within the team, the coach’s assessment is shared. Some players are said to have privately expressed that the squad is too thin in the long run to compete in all competitions. Whether anything will happen at the record champions in the final days of the transfer window remains up in the air.

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