Vincent Kompany has urged Kevin De Bruyne to use the World Cup as a stage to win the Ballon d’Or.
Kompany, a former team-mate of De Bruyne’s for both Belgium and Manchester City, is backing the midfielder to be a star of the tournament. He believes the 29-year-old can help Belgium’s Golden Generation finally realise it’s full potential.
And Kompany also hopes that dream scenario would catapult De Bruyne to the Ballon d’Or - before Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe turn the fight for the title as Europe’s best footballer into the same kind of annual two-man shoot-out that has seen Cristiano Ronaldo battle Lionel Messi for the prize.
