The £15 million defender was tracked by Wenger two years ago
when he made the £5.1 million switch from Anderlecht to Bundesliga
side Hamburg. Now it seems that the Gunners boss is to return
with an offer.
The 22 year old has blossomed at HSV into one of the most highly
rated young defenders in Europe and Wenger believes he is ready for
the Premier League.
The young Belgian was also monitored by Jose Mourinho during his
spell at Chelsea but Kompany rejected a move to Stamford Bridge,
preferring to remain in Germany and play regularly, rather than
become a bit-part player at Chelsea.
"Chelsea came in for me but I refused although I could have
earned double what I had at Anderlecht. I would rather never
go to Chelsea than go at a bad moment" Kompany said at the time.
Whether the time is now right for a Premier League challenge at
Arsenal remains to be seen, but whoever is coming in as the new
Hamburg trainer would obviously want to keep hold of the talented
Kompany.