Kompany: Foreign cash will bring England glory

Vincent Kompany has declared that England will reach a World Cup final before 2030 because of the investments made by owners like the Abu Dhabi United Group at Manchester City.

The City and Belgium captain also declared that more English players must follow the example of Spurs defender Eric Dier and start playing abroad from an early age. But Kompany had words of comfort for England fans whose path to qualification to Euro 2016 was eased with an impressive 2-0 defeat of Switzerland in Basle in England’s first competitive match since their disappointing World Cup campaign.

“People talk about the high quality infrastructure that exists in England, but it’s only a short time that it has been in place. You need to wait... England will play in a World Cup final in one of the next four tournaments for the simple reason no other country has such resources to invest in its infrastructure. The wealth of foreign owners is an asset,” Kompany said.