Vincent Kompany confirmed as new player-manager of Anderlecht | OneFootball

Vincent Kompany has confirmed that he will become the new player-manager of Anderlecht.

The Belgian revealed earlier on Sunday that he played his final game for Manchester City in the FA Cup final this weekend.

And now in a post on his official Facebook page, the centre-back has said he will take charge of the Jupiler League giants, and continue to play as well.

In the post he stated: “I have decided to take up the challenge at RSC Anderlecht. Player-Manager.  I want to share my knowledge with the next purple generations.

“With that, I will also put a bit of Manchester in the heart of Belgium.

“This is no goodbye. It’s a see you later.”

Kompany started his career with the Brussels outfit, playing 73 times for the club between 2003 and 2006.

We did not see this one coming.