Jan Vertonghen<\/a> is ready to leave the Eredivisie champions for a move to a bigger league, and believes the defender has the quality to star at Eastlands.<\/p>\nThe 24-year-old was in sublime form in the 2010-11 campaign, and his inspired performances for the Amsterdam club helped them to clinch their first domestic title since 2004. The centre-back has been linked with clubs such as AC Milan and Arsenal, but City are believed to be in pole position to land his signature.<\/p>\n
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“You hear 40 names per month of players who could move to Manchester City. However, it is not a coincidence that Vertonghen is linked with the club,” Kompany said to Goal.com<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n“Jan is ready to make the next step and is good enough for Manchester City. I am sure that he will succeed at his next club, regardless of whether he joins us or decides to move elsewhere. He is simply a fantastic footballer.”<\/p>\n
Vertonghen started his career as a midfielder before moving to the centre-back position he now enjoys at Ajax. However, he has also performed at left back, and Kompany praised his compatriot for his versatility, and added that he has the potential to become a pivotal player for the Belgian national side in the next few years.<\/span><\/p>\n“He can fill in at left-back, at centre-back and can also act as holding midfielder. He has already played a lot of good games for Belgium in midfield. He has the qualities to become one of the leaders of the national team. We have several players with leadership skills. Everybody is ready to make sacrifices for the team, and so is Jan.”<\/p>\n
In addition, Arsenal defender Thomas Vermaelen played alongside Vertonghen at Ajax before moving to the Premier League, and he too is full of praise for his former team-mate, concurring that the player is ready to move on in order to develop his abilities.<\/p>\n
“Vertonghen definitely has what it takes to succeed in the Premier League. Arsenal? I think so, yes. It’s up to him to make a decision though. When I compare Jan to myself when I left for England, I can only conclude that he is ready for the next step in his career.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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