Kompany could go to Chelsea and Lyon

Despite the fact that the young defender got offers of Chelsea and Lyon he choosed for Hamburg. "I didn't wanted to play Russian roulette with my career", he declares at the press.


Already one and a half year ago the ex-Anderlechtplayer could go to the English topclub. "I could earn there on my eighteenth the double of what I earn by Anderlecht. But I am not crazy. Chelsea is a factory. If you are number 26 on the wage list, then are you that also on the field."

Afterwards also Lyon was interested but also that went wrong: "I felt a certain arrogance in the conversations with Lyon."

But why then Hamburg? "Hamburg followed me very long, but they though that I was to expensive for them. The trainer and the chairman asked if they could talk with me in Brussels. Only from that already went alot respect."

Other clubs that were interested in him are: Sevilla, Inter and Manchester United.