Talks with Manchester City defender Kompany

Belgian newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws claims that Barcelona has contacted Manchester City central defender and defensive midfielder and Belgian international Vincent Kompany (23).

Barcelona would last week have talked with Jacques Lichtenstein, the agent of Kompany, sounding him out about the player's willingness to join Barcelona during the summer transfer window.

Even though Barcelona would have made clear he was at that time still only an alternative option in case the transfer of Shakhtar centre-back Chygrynskiy wouldn't go through, Kompany informed the club through his agent that he's interested in a transfer to Barcelona. With the transfer of Chygrynskiy now almost certainly excluded (read more here), Barcelona could this week start moving for Kompany.

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Vertonghen unaware of Barcelona interest

Asked about the rumours linking him with a move to Barcelona (read more here), Ajax defensive midfielder and Belgian international Jan Vertonghen (22) has said in an interview with Flemish newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws that he didn't hear anything about the supposed interest:

"This would be fantastic but I don't know anything about it. I first had a good laugh, but if it's correct, it would of course be incredible. We're talking about Barcelona here!

Usually I don't really get carried away by this kind of rumours, but if the source is a serious paper, I maybe should change my opinion. For the moment, I am having an excellent time at Ajax. Because of some injured players, I might have to start the season as left back defender but there certainly will come new chances for a position in midfield."

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