The 31-year-old will spend the season in Germany with Bundesliga outfit Hoffenheim, having spent temporary spells with Besiktas and
Hoffenheim last season.
Kompany revealed he had an honest and frank conversation with the Dutchman, where it was accepted another move away from Turf Moor was the
best solution for all parties involved.
“I had a good time with Wout in terms of being able to get to know him and speak to him. He’s a wonderful character,” he said.
“We had an honest conversation with each other and I think he’s at the stage of his career where, rightly so, he will think or feel he has to be in a squad which can be built around him. That makes sense.
“There were coaches and other clubs willing to offer that, but in terms of where we’re at we had different ideas and we weren’t able to commit to that.
“At that moment in time it was a very good, honest conversation and we said we wouldn’t stand in the way of him having the opportunity to play at his age.”
Sean Dyche previously brought Weghorst to Burnley in January 2022 for a fee of around £12m, but it’s fair to say the move hasn’t worked out so far.
Since then, the forward has made just 20 outings for the Clarets, scoring twice. Weghorst still has two years remaining on his contract at Turf Moor.
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Aaron Ramsey is expected to sign a new deal with Aston Villa next week before then completing a move to Burnley.
The young midfielder will join the Clarets for £12m – but crucially the deal will include a buy back clause. The new details come from Sun transfer
expert Alan Nixon.
He claims there has been a hold-up in the predicted move because Villa have offered the 20-year-old a new deal in case he returns to Villa Park.
According to Nixon, Villa will want Ramsey back in “two years or more”.
Ramsey impressed on loan in the Championship last season and could now get a chance in the Premier League. He is expected to sign the new
contract at Villa on Monday. The midfielder was a guest at Turf Moor on Friday night when Vincent Kompany’s promoted team lost 3-0 to champions
Manchester City.
Nixon adds that the “whole set-up” for Ramsey’s move is the idea of Villa transfer guru Monchi. The player came up through the youth ranks at Villa
alongside his older brother, Jacob, who is a regular in the first team.
Ramsey made one first team appearance when he came on as a substitute in the 6-0 Carabao Cup win over Barrow in August 2021. He then spent the
first half of last season on loan at Norwich City, where he was coached by former manager Dean Smith before joining Middlesbrough, who he helped
reach the play-offs semi-finals.
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