Anderlecht star prefers own Kompany

Anderlecht prodigy Vincent Kompany believes that a move to a top European club like Manchester United would be like playing Russian roulette.

The 17-year-old has been watched by United boss Alex Ferguson in the Champions League match between Anderlecht and Celtic in Glasgow but the youngster believes the speculation is not welcome at this stage of his career.

The son of a Congolese father and a Belgian mother from the Ardennes region, Kompany told

L’Equipe: “All this speculation is not beneficial.

“It is an extra pressure people are imposing on me. I am only 17 but I am capable of knowing what is good for me.

“Today I do not have the maturity to play two big matches a week. With Anderlecht I play one every fortnight. That’s enough.

“If I left it would be putting a part of my learning process to one side. It would be like playing Russian roulette.”

The 17-year-old admits he is flattered by reports that call him the “Belgian Desailly” after French international defender Marcel Desailly.

Ghana-born Desailly is considered one of the greatest defenders in the history of the game and Kompany said: “It’s flattering, that’s for sure.

“But to accept the compliment at my age would be arrogant.”

Kompany, studying for his baccalaureate at a Flemish-speaking school in Brussels even though he is a French-speaker, revealed his parents wanted him to concentrate on his studies.

Referring to his parents he said: “They would be just as proud of me if I succeeded in my studies.”