Anderlecht technical director Frank Arnesen has revealed that Vincent Kompany convinced the club to put him in charge following a six-hour meeting and says the Man City captain will bring them 'not one step ahead, [but] maybe three, four steps ahead.'
Kompany will leave Manchester after an 11-year stay which has seen him become a City icon, thanks to his fearless defending, penchant for scoring vital, title winning goals and his genuine love for the city.
The Belgian was enjoying somewhat of a renaissance in form towards the end of the past season as he played a pivotal role in the run in that saw City clinch a unprecedented domestic treble.
As a result it came as a shock when he announced that he would leave the club this season to be player-manager of his hometown club and Arnesen has revealed how he earned the job.
"We went to City and we had a meeting with [Kompany] for six hours," Arnesen told Sky Sports News. "I was really amazed and when we went home after this meeting I fully agreed.
"There are so many ups and so few downs. Anderlecht is on the floor at the moment. That is why I came in four months ago. Vincent as a player will not bring us one step ahead, [but] maybe three, four steps ahead. We have no leaders.
"Everything football-wise is fantastic [with his appointment]. I was very impressed with his explanation about the philosophy, how we will do and what he is doing.
"I said I am in and then Vincent said I will do it about four weeks ago."
Kompany will return to the club he joined as a teenager in 2001 and left for German side Hamburg in 2006, before arriving at City just two years late where he would go onto have unimaginable sucsses.
He returns to a club in turmoil after a disastrous season that saw them fail to qualify for any European competition for the first time in 56 years.
