Craig Bellamy is to join Vincent Kompany at Anderlecht and will take up a role working behind the scenes at the Belgian club.

City legend Kompany announced his surprising decision to leave the club and go back to his native country last month following City's Premier League title win.

And it looks like he has turned to old teammate Bellamy to take charge of the Anderlecht academy as the club look to improve on last season's disappointing sixth placed finish in the Belgian First Division.

Bellamy posed for a picture with Anderlecht PR director David Steegan, who posted it on his Instagram account with the caption: "My new colleague Craig Bellamy."

Kompany and Bellamy played together for two season between 2009-2011, and are reported to have stayed on speaking terms since then.

Bellamy, however, was involved in controversy last year when he left his role at Cardiff after he was accused of bullying and intimidating a young Cardiff player after reportedly using xenophobic and anti-English language.

Bellamy categorically refuted the allegations .

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Ex-Man City captain Kompany departed the Premier League with a domestic treble to add to his already glittering trophy cabinet.

He scored City's vital goal with a stunning strike in the 1-0 win over Leicester in their penultimate game of the Premier League.

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The 33-year-old has taken up a role as player-manager of Anderlecht, and will have a job on his hands to bring the glory days back to the club.

They failed to qualify for European competition for the first time in 56 years in 2018-19.