City to consider statue for Kompany
Manchester City's fanbase want to honour Vincent Kompany after his farewell from the Etihad Stadium. After 11 years at the club, the suggestion is unanimous: they want a statue of the Belgian outside the stadium.
Across the media, fans have gathered to show their support for the idea. The aim is to honour and remember a Manchester City legend, a player who has lived through the most memorable recent periods of the club.
The model would have to be drafted up and studied and could be modelled from that of Johan Cruyff in Amsterdam. What is clear is that the City fans want the statue as a final goodbye to their club legend.
Kompany was there before the current leaders arrived and placed City in the elite. He also played a key part in City's domestic treble this season, achieved by Guardiola's team.
He finishes his spell at City having accumulated four Premier League titles, two FA Cup titles, four League Cup titles and two Supercups. His dominance is not only recognised at the Etihad, but he is both feared and desired across the entire Premier League.
The prospect of a statue would have to be considered seriously by Manchester City before any decision is made but what is certain is that the Vincent Kompany era certainly deserves to be recognised.