Manchester City came to an agreement to send Kyle Walker to AC Milan for a 1-year loan deal with a non-mandatory purchase option.
Ac Milan Is Set To Sign Manchester City Defender Amidst Their Vulnerable Position In Serie A
Kyle Walker has been an instrumental player for Pep Guardiola in this dream run in the Premier League and UCL. The English player won 17 trophies in his Manchester City career including six Premier League titles and 1 Champions League following his move from Tottenham in 2017 for £50 million.
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Pep Stated the Interest of Kyle for leaving Manchester City for a new challenge
Despite being Club captain Kyle Walker is not the undisputed starter for Pep Guardiola and the team considers the exit of the right back before the campaign is over. Pep Guardiola stated, “Two days ago, Kyle asked to explore the options to play abroad at the end of his career”.
“In his [Walker’s] mind, he would like to explore it, to go to another country, to play the last years [somewhere else] for many reasons”. “For that reason, I prefer playing other players whose mind is here”, he added.
Ac Milan Has The Option To Purchase The Player For €5 Million After Ending Of Loan Spell
AC Milan is the new destination for Kyle Walker and as per Sky Sports Italy, Rossoneri agreed to pay the weekly salary and have the option to buy the English player for €5 million (£4.2m). The Player has a deal with Manchester City until 2027 but the team wants to offload the player this winter with a minimum purchasing clause.
The 34-year-old defender would arrive in Italy on Thursday to finalize his move as a Milan Player. Currently, AC Milan is 19 points behind the league leader Napoli sitting in the 8th position in the table and the team considers the inclusion of Walker a positive step to strengthen defense.
In the Champions League, Milan is in the play-off place and looking forward to its remaining two games to secure an automatic place in the knockout round. In this situation, Kyle could use his experience to help Rossoneri ensure a better ending of the season than the start.
