Belgian star slams Hamburg after leaving

0 Comments | AFP, September, 2008

BERLIN (AFP) — After his transfer to Premier League side Manchester City last month, Belgium defender Vincent Kompany has fired a parting shot at his former club Hamburg for their lack of success.

The 22-year-old signed for Manchester City for a reported 8.5 million euros (12.24 million US dollars), but he slammed Hamburg chief executive Bernd Hoffmann in German tabloid Bild.

"Hamburg can't cope with big-money transfers," said the Belgium international.

"He (Hoffmann) belongs to the type of people who know something about finances, but not much about football."

After Dutch midfield ace Rafael van der Vaart left Hamburg to join Real Madrid last summer, Kompany says the players alone can not be blamed for the north German club's lack of domestic...