• ‘The time has come for me to go. What a season to bow out’
Vincent Kompany left a victorious Manchester City dressing room at Wembley for the fifth and final time knowing that his secret would be out soon enough. “Family commitments,” was the line given, with a twinkle in the eye, to those hoping for a word about his future, and as he disappeared through a side door to meet his loved ones, nobody could have been prepared for the revelation that would emerge within 15 hours.
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Written by Nick Ames
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/may/19/vincent-kompany-manchester-city-leaves-fa-cup under the title “Kompany quits Manchester City to become Anderlecht’s player-manager”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.