Hertha Berlin manager Bobic reveals pursuit of Kompany

During an interview with Sky Deutschland, he mentioned, "I had the pleasure of spending an evening with Vincent two years ago, discussing our shared love for football."

"At that point, he was already leaning towards England. It probably wouldn't have worked in the situation we had in Berlin.

"Later, I decided on Sandro Schwarz. The way he thought about football was more suited to the English management system. You only find that in Germany at the really big clubs. He was perhaps a little ahead of the game."