Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak believes Vincent Kompany will one day return to the Premier League club.
Kompany, 33, is leaving City after 11 seasons to take up a position as player-manager at boyhood team Anderlecht.
But Al Mubarak is confident the club captain, who won four Premier League titles with City, will eventually be back at the Etihad Stadium.
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"It's certainly not goodbye," he told City TV.
"Vincent is a part of the family, will always be part of the family and this journey continues.
"I have a good feeling for sure that we'll be seeing Vincent back here in some capacity at some point in the future.