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Kompany committed to City's ambitious project
Vincent Kompany has vowed to stay and help Manchester City fight to regain the Premier League title next season, and has encouraged team-mate Samir Nasri to do likewise.
Kompany signed a six-year deal with City last summer but, following last season's title breakthrough, this campaign has been a frustrating one. That has been enough to spark speculation over the future of the City captain, with Barcelona heavily linked to the defender.
However, the 27-year-old moved to quash any further speculation, saying in The Sun: "I have no reason to go elsewhere.
"I am happy here, I have five years left and if you knew the plans for this team for the future ... I consider that to be a real objective.
"We are already preparing for next season and, if Samir can keep up this level of performance, we will really have an exceptional player."