bellingham shirt kids While seeing De Ligt as a potential successor to Kompany, a man who played alongside the Belgian during his first season in Manchester admits there are some sizeable shoes to fill at the Etihad Stadium.
He added on Kompany: “He arrived from Germany having been at Hamburg and I warmed to him straight away and not just because he spoke good German.
“He always had it in his mind that he wanted to be a holding midfielder but I was on at him straight away that because of his attributes – comfortable on the ball, good in the air, built like a beast – that he could become an absolute world-class centre back.
“And I wasn’t just saying that because I didn’t fancy any more competition for my position!
“Anyway, I was right because he has turned into one of the great centre-backs and he won’t just be missed for his abilities as a player but also because so many players look up to him. He inspires them.
“Vinny is truly one of the nicest people you could bellingham football kit meet in the game. Had he not made it you’d have said it was because he was too nice for this cut-throat game of ours.”