Kompany commits to City for five more years

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany has become the latest member of the Premier League-winning squad to commit his future to the club with a new long-term deal.

A day after David Silva penned a new deal, and following on from Samir Nasri and Aleksandar Kolarov, the 28-year-old Kompany signed a five-year contract.

Should he see it through to its conclusion, Kompany will have been with the club for 11 years.

“When I arrived in 2008, I could never have dreamed that we could achieve what we have over the last six years but, for me, this is just the start of the journey,” Kompany said on the club’s website.

“This team is stronger now than it’s ever been; we have competition for places in every position and a dressing room full of exceptional, motivated people who want to continue making history together.

“Lifting two Premier League titles, the FA Cup and the Capital One Cup have been four of the best days of my life but I believe there are many more of these days ahead.

“There are so many new landmarks and records to chase and I hope signing this new contract is taken as a statement of intent that I want to keep fighting for trophies for this special club.”

Meanwhile, the club have “too many players” and could allow John Guidetti and Scott Sinclair to leave before the end of the transfer window, according to manager Manuel Pellegrini.

The Chilean admitted he must trim his squad before adding any further recruits, as City fight to comply with Financial Fair Play constraints.

Porto capture Eliaquim Mangala could be City’s final summer signing unless the club can offload Sinclair and Guidetti, Pellegrini conceded.

“It’s not finished, until the last day we can do different things,” said Pellegrini.

“But if you ask me at this moment if I am happy with the squad, yes I am very happy with my squad.

“We had a lot of problems with Financial Fair Play with the restriction of the amount of players we can put in our squad. So maybe I don’t think we are going to sign another player because we cannot do it.

“We have maybe too many players in the squad at this moment, players that need to play, that’s very important, especially for young players.”