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Burnley are closing in on the appointment of former England midfielder Scott Parker as their new manager.
Parker, 43, has been out of work since March 2023, having been sacked by Belgian club Club Bruges after winning only two of his 12 games in charge.
After leading Fulham and Bournemouth from the Championship into the Premier League, Parker will be aiming to do the same with the Clarets.
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Burnley have spoken to former Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy as they look to fill their managerial vacancy.
The Clarets were relegated back to the Championship last season and saw boss Vincent Kompany leave to join Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich in May.
BBC Sport understands Dutchman Van Nistelrooy and former England internationals Frank Lampard and Scott Parker have all been in talks with the Turf Moor side, where
Craig Bellamy will take temporary charge of Burnley following the departure of Vincent Kompany.
Belgian Kompany has joined Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich as head coach after Burnley’s relegation to the Championship.
The Clarets say they are “actively searching” for a permanent replacement but have made former Liverpool and Newcastle forward Bellamy acting head coach in the meantime.
Welshman Bellamy, 44, was assistant manager under Kompany at Anderlecht before joining the
Bayern Munich have appointed Vincent Kompany as their new head coach on a three-year deal.
The Belgian, 38, succeeds Thomas Tuchel and leaves Burnley for the Bundesliga side after the two clubs agreed a compensation fee.
Kompany won the Championship with Burnley in 2022-23, but the Clarets suffered relegation from the Premier League this season after finishing 19th.
“It’s a great honour to be able to work for this club
Bayern Munich are in advanced talks with Burnley over the shock appointment of Vincent Kompany as their new coach.
The Bundesliga side believe Kompany wants to join them and the two clubs are aiming to agree on a compensation fee.
It is believed Kompany, 38, would take his Clarets backroom staff with him to Munich, including former Wales international Craig Bellamy.
Bayern have struggled to find a replacement for Thomas
Burnley boss Vincent Kompany is a surprise name on Bayern Munich’s list of potential candidates to become their new coach.
The Bundesliga giants have struggled to find a replacement for Thomas Tuchel, whose exit was confirmed last week after initially being announced in February.
Bayer Leverkusen boss Xabi Alonso, Germany manager Julian Nagelsmann and Austria coach Ralf Rangnick have all turned the job down.
Talks aimed at persuading Tuchel to
For all the positives under Ange Postecoglou this season, a miserable run over the past month led to concern for Tottenham supporters.
Four straight defeats severely damaged their team’s hopes of finishing above Villa and Postecoglou was hoping to avoid the ignominy of becoming the first Spurs boss to lose five on the bounce since Ossie Ardiles in 1994.
The ease with which their team have leaked goals – conceding
Burnley’s spirits were high following a run of one defeat in their last eight games, dragging back a deficit of 11 points as recent as March to just two before kick-off on Saturday.
At 0-0, news filtered through from Bramall Lane that Forest had fallen 1-0 behind at already-relegated Sheffield United, but it was the only cheer of another dismal performance.
Kompany’s side had been much improved but put in
Burnley boss Kompany given two-match touchline ban
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The standard of refereeing in the Premier League this season “hasn’t been good enough”, says Burnley manager Vincent Kompany.
Kompany was shown a red card by referee Darren England during the 2-2 draw at Chelsea on Saturday for protesting against a penalty decision which led to defender Lorenz Assignon being sent off.
Six Burnley players have
