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Release Date: Tuesday, January 29, 2019 8:42 am
Pep Guardiola admits that a decision has yet to be made on the future of Vincent Kompany in Manchester City.
Kompany, inspiring and longtime captain of City, is at the end of the contract.
If that only meant the ability to play alone, the 32-year-old – who is also an excellent off-the-field ambbadador – would not have a problem, but his recurring fitness problems are a concern.
Kompany, who has been handicapped by injuries in recent seasons, is currently marginalized by the muscular problem that has been bothering him since the last stages of the January 3 win against Liverpool.
City director Guardiola said, "I think it's a problem we have to talk to Vincent about: the club, his agent, and him.
"We have no doubt about his quality, we miss him when he can not play. It is important, he is our captain and on the ground he gives us a supplement that few central defenders around the world can give us.
"He's amazing – but the reality is he's played little, really little in the last five years. So this is the situation we need to put on the table and the club will discuss with his agent and propose the best solution for both. "
Kompany, who joined City from Hamburg in 2008, was one of the key players in the modern era, taking the club to three victories in the Premier League. Therefore, the link between him and the club is very strong.
Guardiola insists that he does not intend to break this and that a separation of paths would only occur if the player wanted it.
He said, "I would like to feel that the club knows that the issue of feelings is so important. It's not important to make decisions, but (it's) for the players who have been here a long time and who helped us build what we are right now.
"We can not forget what they did. I do not like clubs saying "OK, it's done, go ahead".
"But at the same time, there is a moment when everything is over for everyone. That's why I said it was not my decision. In these cases, like him, like Sergio (Aguero), like David (Silva), like Mr. Touré in the past, it is a decision they must make with the club. "
Guardiola does not doubt that there will always be a role for Kompany at the Etihad stadium.
He said: "He has something special to represent the club in the best possible way, on and off the pitch. He speaks five, six or seven languages. He communicates very well and we need him. The people who represent us are important. "
City trip to Newcastle on Tuesday. Left-back Benjamin Mendy is uncertain after suffering a reaction in his return leg after a two-month hiatus at Burton last week.
Guardiola does not intend to press the Frenchman, operated on the knee in November.
He said, "He has been away for a long time. He must go step by step, no game, no game, no play. "
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