Father of Kompany speaks

FRIDAY, 1 AUGUST 2003, 12:10 - Maarten
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The father of Vincent Kompany, invited by Anderlecht in Bucharest, wants to be careful. His son is followed right now by emissary of large European clubs. The Anderlechtman needs to hold both feet on the ground.


He is proud of what he for the moment saw, but remains very realistic. "Wednesday, I had cold during the match, in spite of heat, so I was really tended. I had the goose flesh. I slackened only with the final whistle. Vincent played well, I am happy. What arrives to my kid is formidable. But everything goes very quickly, perhaps too. It is necessary to remain humble and think that at 17 years, he is still a child. I would like besides that he finishes his secondary studies."


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If the media and general public discovered Kompany Wednesday evening by looking at Canal +, the large clubs, have attentively followed the central defender for several years. "A one moment, it is true, we were badgered, continues the father. The French club of Le Havre, initially, proposed to us to register Vincent in his center of formation. Then, of the emissary of the PSG, of Bayern Munich, of Ajax, followed one another. But there is no question of leaving the club which trained Vincent. And then, there is either no question of planing: Vincent must all prove and does not have to burn the stages. Today, one speaks about him, but that it in six months will be."