The mancityfans.net football forum

Vinnie signs a new six year deal. Best signing of the summer.

6 years? wow - great news

awesome. great leader, person and player. best CB in the league and someone that every youngster at the club can look up to.

Top stuff delighted with that.A six year deal, now that's the way to commit to a club.

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany has signed a new six-year contract with the Premier League champions.

The Belgium international defender helped guide the club to their first title in 44 years and has been rewarded with the longest deal in the club's recent history.

The 26-year-old was signed by Mark Hughes from Hamburg in August 2008 and has seen the transformation of City into one of the most high-profile clubs in European football.

And Kompany sees no reason to end the adventure now.

"For me if you are good somewhere then there is no reason to look elsewhere," he told the club's official website.

Project
"Man City as a project is not just a project of the owners or the people employed by the club; it is also my project.

"I have been here since the beginning and I have seen everything at the club change inside and out.

"I have the feeling that I have contributed to it too. It is good to know that I can be at City for another six years. It is a compliment that the club feels so highly of me.

"Hopefully in the future I will have a bigger impact than I already have. I am good here. The fans have given me an incredible reception which is one of the main reasons that I signed this new deal.

"My family is happy and there are so many more trophies to win at this club that is why it makes it so special.

"I take it with great pride that I have been chosen to be captain and lead this team. Especially in England, more than other competitions, being the captain has got a lot more responsibility involved with it.

Responsibility

"I thrive on responsibility the more I get the more I perform. I am at the right club because I have built something here already.

"I have never denied that this can sometimes be the hardest team in the league of which to be captain, but like I said I am all about responsibility and challenge.

"This Man City project was probably one of the most difficult projects in Europe to be part of and so far we have all done a good job even though a lot of people said it wasn't going to happen so quickly.

"I like the kind of characters that we have in our team. I like the challenges we have ahead of us. Now is the time to build the culture of winning we are in the right time; we are in the right moment.

"We have laid the foundations and now we want to win more. If we do that then we can be one of the most successful clubs for a long time to come and that is the aim.

"I can't wait to get started again. I am really excited about the season ahead."

can't be true

we have a squad of mercenaries...

6 years?Wow! No complaints from me, he will be a city legend by the time that deal ends! One of the best pieces of business we have ever done.

Great news and fab words from our captain. Will be thrilled to hear that silva follows suit.

Fuck me, six years!!!!!!

I guess his Mrs is a Manc and his son born here, he clearly loves the club and in view of where we are heading I guess why even hedge your bets.

My Marwood griping aside, absolute hats off to him and to all the corporate management, Khaldoon and the owner for tying down Roberto, 6 years for the captain and who knows what we'll hopefully sign David Silva up to.

Best news since QPR!

ant london wrote:Fuck me, six years!!!!!!

I guess his Mrs is a Manc and his [strike]son[/strike] born here, he clearly loves the club and in view of where we are heading I guess why even hedge your bets.

My Marwood griping aside, absolute hats off to him and to all the corporate management, Khaldoon and the owner for tying down Roberto, 6 years for the captain and who knows what we'll hopefully sign David Silva up to.

Best news since QPR!

Daughter.
Absolutely brilliant news im delighted to have Vinny signed up well into his 30's,cant we get Silva to marry a Manc and have a Manc kid.

Vinnie is one speacial man.I have a strong feeling he will be part of City for a hell of a lot longer than 6 years.

People always talk of Legends..well I have a feeling Big Vin will write his own legacy

Unreal news

Not much more to say that you lot haven't already said, but I agree completely and love that man.

Special player, special man. Our captain and the fulcrum of our side - well deserved.

6 Years! Kompany the new Danny Mills ;)

well glad as he's a top class defender and has one of the funniest songs aswell!!!!!!

Great news all round. Great ambassador for our club, very good player, always says the right things.

wonderful

Still wish it was Vinnie that lifted the FA Cup, he should take Tony's crown of most decorated captain in his time with us

Great news. Vinnie really seems to like it in Manchester. Having a Mancunian bird probably helps too. Maybe we should offer all our new signings a deecent Manc bird as a "signing bonus"?

He will be one of MCFC legends in the future, for sure.