Rummenigge reveals that he spoke to Pep Guardiola before appointing Kompany: "Max Eberl asked me to speak to him at the time because I'm very close friends with Pep. I told Pep that I needed an analysis that was authentic and honest. We then spoke on the phone for almost two hours. To cut a long story short: he said he was 100% convinced that Vincent Kompany was absolutely the right coach for FC Bayern."
This wouldn’t be the first time that Pep Guardiola has been consulted on matters related to coaching replacements at Bayern Munich. Back in 2017, when the club had just fired Carlo Ancelotti, Guardiola was spotted meeting Hoeneß for lunch at a restaurant in Munich.
Reports at the time indicated that Guardiola had "signed off" on the person who would replace Ancelotti - which turned out to be Jupp Heynckes, his predecessor at the Bavarian capital. Heynckes was successful in reviving the team that year, leading it to a Bundesliga title.
Though he didn't win a treble that season, fans who watched the team play know that it really came down to circumstances beyond his control (injuries, refereeing, etc.).
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