Vincent Kompany marks Edin Dzeko’s return to Germany by reminiscing about the Man City days

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• He only thought about what was best for the team.
• Sometimes we referred to him as ‘the professor’ because he was always reading books whenever we were sitting in the bus on the way to away games. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementKompany began laughing out loud at this point.“He always had two or three books with him,” the reporter went on.
• “He was a fabulous captain and one of the most influential figures at City in the last decade.’ Do you know who said that?“A journalist in the back then whispered ‘Dzeko’, forcing the reporter to sardonically tell those in the back row to shut their mouths.
• The reporter reminded his colleagues that he opted to ask Kompany, and not them, the question. Kompany responds“Dzeko, really?” Kompany answered.
• “That’s crazy what you just did.