Vincent Kompany makes long-term Burnley revelation

Burnley boss Vincent Kompany has suggested he is in it for the long haul at Turf Moor, stating he is happy to stay at the club in the long-term if need be.

The former Manchester City and Belgium defender became Clarets boss recently following their relegation from the Championship.

Speaking to the media, the 36-year-old said transparency was something that attracted him to the club in the first place, and suggested that he does not view this as a short-term project, with both medium and long term goals having been discussed, too.

“I met probably four or five people before even committing, and there was a consistency in what they were saying.” Kompany told Burnley Express.

“There was extreme transparency and we spoke about solving the the problems the club have in the short term with football solutions.

“I am still a young manager, you come into the other side of the game and when you used to be a player you score a few goals and have good performances and you get to make choices, choices for money and choices for trophies. And, if you are lucky you get both.”

Continuing his point further, Kompany added: “When you are a manager it is different, you rely so much on people around you, you rely so much on the time to work and develop and show the work you do.”

“You have to choice of different pathways, you could go from one club to the other and hope you reach the holy grail because you have landed with the right squad, or my take, which is the level of transparency (at Burnley) and the way we discussed short term, mid term, long term.

“It is not rocket science, it is like any other thing in life.

“If you apply yourself and you get the necessary time, and my contract reflects that – I have signed a four to five year contract