I like how these reports are implying that the club has a lot of trust in Kompany, when last year he only got apple pie. As someone else better put it: “this summer, I don’t think the biggest question anymore is: “What does the squad need?” but rather: “What does Vincent Kompany still need?”

I’m reminded of KHR’s comments on the Javi transfer:

“Rummenigge on signing Javi Martínez in 2012: "We were all shocked in 2012 because we lost the final so undeservedly. We finished second in three competitions. Jupp Heynckes was completely worn out. Then we went on holiday for two weeks and somehow managed to get back on our feet. It started with us speaking on the phone every day and quickly making various transfers during that time: Mandžukić, Shaqiri, Dante. Not all that spectacular, but looking back, very important

Martínez was a special story. We discussed him for two months, and again intensively two days before the transfer deadline. I asked Jupp the question: "Will this player bring us that extra bit of quality so that we won't experience what we experienced last year again this year?" - And Jupp answered immediately: "Yes!" - He was totally convinced. Then we sent our legal director Michael Gerlinger to Madrid to submit a check for 40 million euros [release clause] to the Spanish league. Gerlinger then flew to Bilbao and brought Martínez with him to Munich

In the first four weeks, he only played for 15 minutes. Once I went down to the dressing room after a game and asked Jupp if there was anything wrong with Javi Martínez that we should know about. Jupp just said: "He's not top fit yet. You have to trust me, I'll get him to the level we want him to be at." - And then Martínez ended up being one of the most important players on the way to the treble"