Vincent Kompany has revealed he received assurances about the club’s finances before agreeing to take the job at Turf Moor.
There were eyebrows raised when the Manchester City legend left Anderlecht for Burnley given the club’s relegation from the Premier League which compelled owners ALK Capital to pay back a significant proportion of a £65million loan taken out as part of a leveraged buy-out.
They have already sold England goalkeeper Nick Pope with a host of other players including Ben Mee and James Tarkowski leaving on free transfers but Kompany, who has a masters degree in business administration, is confident after talks with chairman Alan Pace he will be able to build a competitive team.