Kompany wants to extend career at City

Manchester: Vincent Kompany has hinted at his desire to continue playing for Manchester City next season.

The captain is out of contract next summer but marked the 10th anniversary of his signing yesterday by insisting he felt he still had a lot to offer manager Pep Guardiola.

Kompany has been plagued by injuries in recent years but has made a series of comebacks and believes he is still improving.

“I think what people have never really understood with me is that aside from having had some injuries, I’m actually lucky to be a good athlete naturally so I still feel mobile, I still feel strong, that I’m improving and I’m learning so much more about the game,” Kompany said in an interview with the City website.

On the prospect of taking up a role with City once he does finish playing, the 32-year-old defender added: “I feel like I can still give something back. We’ll see what level and to what extent but in many ways I’ve received too much from the game to put it behind me and go on a 45-year holiday, it’s not for me.

“I’ll be connected with City for the rest of my life, as a fan, as an employee, as an ambassador. Whatever City decide or I decide, it’s not something we can undo.

“We’ve had 10 years together and 10 years at City with the transitions we’ve had is like 30 years at another club — trust me. So it’s cemented, we’re tied to each other for life.”