Vincent Kompany leaves Manchester City



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The captain of Manchester City, Vincent Kompany, after 11 years, leaves the team of the champion of England. His contract with the club expires. The footballer returns to Anderlecht, of which he is an adopted child.

An excellent Belgian defender announced his official departure Sunday on the club's website. Saturday, Manchester City won the FA Cup after winning 6-0 in the final with Watford.

The 33-year-old Belgian joined City in 2008 from HSV Hamburg. He played 360 games in an English team in which he scored 20 goals.

The mates celebrated Manchester City with four titles from the English champions, twice winning the FA Cup, four times the League Cup and twice the Community Shield.

In the season just ended, Pepa Guardiola won the championship, the national cup and the league cup.

"It's overwhelming, but now is the time to retire, I feel a great gratitude, I'm grateful to all who have supported me in this extraordinary club, I will never forget how much fans are loyal to me in good times, but also bad ones – said Kompany.

Belg also thanked Guardiola and his teammates. – You are wonderful – he stressed.

Shortly after, Belgian Anderlecht announced that Kompany would return to the club where he became a child after 13 years.

In the Belgian club, Kompany will play and at the same time he will act as manager. He signed a three-year contract.

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