concerned to hear Belgium boss Marc Wilmots is
considering playing Vincent Kompany.
Jan Vertonghen is hoping to see Vincent Kompany play for
Belgium against Israel, despite the national side receiving a
warning from Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini.
The central defender has been absent from the Premier League
side's last five matches since injuring his calf during their
Champions League game against Juventus on September 15.
Pellegrini was powerless to prevent Kompany from joining up
with Belgium, but said he would not be able to play for his
country until he had recovered to play a game for City.
Head coach Marc Wilmots, though, stated the 29-year-old was
in contention for the Euro 2016 qualification match with Israel
on Tuesday if he continues to recover after sitting of Saturday's
game against Andorra and Vertonghen hopes his team-mate will
be able to participate.
"Vincent is here to train," Tottenham defender Vertonghen said
to Sky Sports. "He trains outside as well and I spoke to him and
he feels good.
"I don't know who will make the decision, maybe himself or the
manager. I hope he will play because he is a very important
player for us."
Folllowing Kompany's initial call-up, Pellegrini had said of his
captain: "He cannot play. When you don't play for your national
team, you cannot play afterwards for your club. It must be the
same in the other sense - if you cannot play for your squad you
cannot play for your national squad."
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