Tag: Kyle Walker

  • AC Milan Agree Deal To Sign Manchester City Captain Kyle Walker On Loan

    AC Milan Agree Deal To Sign Manchester City Captain Kyle Walker On Loan

    MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, Jan 23 – Italian club AC Milan have agreed a deal to sign Manchester City captain Kyle Walker on loan for the remainder of the season.

    The agreement includes an option to buy the defender in the summer when the loan deal comes to an end.

    Walker, who has made 316 appearances for City, will now travel to Italy for a medical.

    The full-back last featured for City against West Ham on 4 January, after which he told manager Pep Guardiola he wanted to explore his options around a potential move abroad.

    The 34-year-old prefers a move to Italy, rather than the Saudi Pro League where he was initially linked with.

    AC Milan have also been linked with Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford but registration rules in Italy mean they are only able to sign one player from the UK during the current transfer window.

    Walker has been part of all six Premier League title wins at City under Pep Guardiola, having joined the club from Tottenham in 2017 in a £50m deal.

    The right-back, who has 93 caps for England, was named City’s joint-captain in 2023.

    He was part of a five-player leadership group elected by his team-mates before the 2023-24 season.

    City have made three signings so far in the January transfer window, spending about £123m.

    Egypt forward Omar Marmoush joined from Bundesliga club Frankfurt for an initial fee of £59m on Thursday, following the signings of Vitor Reis from Palmeiras for £30m and Abdukodir Khusanov from Lens for £33.6m.

  • Kyle Walker Linked With Saudi Arabia Move After Leaving Man City

    Kyle Walker Linked With Saudi Arabia Move After Leaving Man City

    Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has revealed captain Kyle Walker has asked to leave the club.

    Walker, 34, was not included in City’s team for their 8-0 FA Cup victory over Salford on Saturday.

    Since moving to City in 2017 for £50 million from Tottenham, Walker has helped the team win 17 trophies, including six Premier League crowns and the Champions League.

    After City won the treble in 2023, he was on the verge of joining Bayern Munich, but he signed a contract extension that would keep him with the team until 2026.

    He joined us eight years ago, and we immediately began winning.

    He has been crucial to both our club and the national team, of course.

    The England international has been linked to a move to Saudi Arabia and has seen his playing time cut this season, starting only nine Premier League games.

    Given the obvious waning of the England international’s influence this season, the club’s decision-makers are unlikely to oppose Walker’s request to go.

    It is now simple for opposition wide players to take advantage of a player who has made his career out of being nearly invincible in one-on-one matches.