Pundit says ‘Leeds are bigger’ amid links to manager who’s 3 years younger than Corberan

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Darren Bent says Leeds United are a ‘bigger club’ than Burnley after Vincent Kompany’s name was put forward to possibly replace Jesse Marsch as manager.

The former striker did add that he can’t see the sense in Kompany taking the Leeds manager’s job because of where Burnley are in the Championship.

The Clarets are sitting at the top of the table in England’s second-tier on 65 points after 29 games, 17 points clear of third-placed Middlesbrough.

It’s a matter of when, not if Burnley gets promoted, and with Leeds hovering above the Premier League’s relegation zone, then there is every chance the duo could swap divisions in May.

Therefore, it has to be questioned why Kompany, if he were to take the Leeds job, would take such a risk, even if it’s a team the size of the Yorkshire outfit.

That was the argument put forward by Darren Bent because he doesn’t think the four-time Premier League winner should accept any proposals from the likes of Andrea Radrizzani, as he told talkSPORT (07/02/23 at 5:10 pm).

“That’s a different conversation in itself,” said Bent. “If he’s going to a stable club in the Premier League, like a middle-of-the-road type of club.

“Let’s have a look, if he was going someone like Aston Villa, who are 11th or even Brentford and Brighton, these guys are not going down, then it makes sense to go back to the Premier League.

“I get that (still a long way to go in the season), but Burnley are absolutely flying.

Who is the bigger club: “Leeds are the bigger club. But which club is in the most stable position? Because surely stability plays a part. Leeds could go down. Once he gets them promoted, then he has a decision to make.”

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One man that won’t be taking the Leeds gig is West Brom boss Carlos Corberan. The 39-year-old, who is three years older than Kompany, penned a new deal at the Hawthorns on Tuesday night, as posted by the club’s official Twitter account.

So, he has been ruled out of the running.

Whilst Kompany has got a mention, including Ian Wright expressing his surprise at the thought of the 36-year-old coming in, he isn’t the type of character to leave Burnley in such a manner.