Kyle Walker has completed his move to AC Milan, whereby the Serie A giants have an option to buy the English defender for £ 4.2 million this summer.
And Milan will cover the wage of £ 175,000 a week of the 34-year-old decks for the duration of his period at San Siro, after he had asked to leave Manchester City earlier this month. He declined a number of other offers and only decided to go to Milan on condition that they would give him a two -year contract if he impressed between now and summer.
Walker had difficulty matching his level at City this season, with Pep Guardiola giving up his surprise that the veteran for a transfer early before the recent FA Cup victory against Salford.
But City has the policy not to stand in the way of players who would like to leave and Walker, who thinks he can still be part of the English selection for next year's World Cup, has offers from elsewhere, including the Saudi Pro League, rejected. , before he settled in Milan.
He joins a team with fellow countrymen Fikayo Tomori, Tammy Abraham and Ruben Loftus-Cheek. Milan is in a modest eighth place in the ranking, but has recently appointed Sergio Conceicao as head coach and is expected to reach the knockout phase of the Champions League.
Walker goes to Italy in an attempt to restore his relationship with his wife Annie Kilner, with whom he has four children after a long affair – who takes place in public – with TV personality Lauryn Goodman. Walker is the father of her two children: Cairo, four years old, and Kinara, who is 18 months old.
On the field, Walker could take action for his new team, with which he might make his Serie A debut against Parma on Sunday.
On his departure, Guardiola said two weeks ago: “It's not easy for me to say, but Kyle is not here because he asked two days ago to investigate the opportunity to play abroad.
“He asked about the treble, when Bayern wanted him, but the offer was not good enough. For that reason I prefer to play against other players who have their thoughts here. Kyle went to Txiki Begiristain. Maybe I was wrong, but I was wrong I'm pretty convinced that you don't have to keep anyone who doesn't want to be here.
“Kyle has asked to investigate. That does not mean it will happen, you never know. I respect him enormously because I am more than grateful to him. He has been here for many years for us. He has been important for The national team, but he said, “I want to discover, in my head and in my heart I want to discover it.”
And City has already renewed its defense this month with the arrival of defenders Vitor Reis (by Palmeiras for £ 29.6 million) and Abdukodir Khusanov (Van Lens for £ 34 million). They are also tipped to take over Omar Marmoush from Eintracht Frankfurt in a deal worth £ 50 million.
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