Kyle Walker left a Manchester City team in a bit of a pickle -but nothing compared to the Milan -Puin heap in which he walked.
The right back of England is confronted with a series A-baptism of fire against City Rivals Inter on Sunday in the San Siro.
Milan regards the arrival of City Skipper Walker, 34, a large coup and wants him to bring leadership to a group that seems seriously flaky.
Signed on loan with a view to a summer relocation of £ 4 million, he joins fellow English Fikayo Tomori, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and on loan Tammy Abraham in the club.
Walker watched on Sunday from San Siro stands while the new Portuguese coach Sergio Conukicao and defender Davide Calabria had a heated exchange on the field after a 3-2 comeback victory in Parma.
Conuicao was appointed on December 30 after the dismissal of Paulo Fonseca and is concerned about the attitude of the team.
Calabria and Loftus-Cheek belonged to a group of players who were going to perform in Milan-EN 48 hours before the game in Milan and this is as unprofessional.
Although they are the Champions League play-off round, Milan seventh in Serie A and confronted with a struggle to qualify for Europe next season.
To make matters worse, Inter is in a two -way match with Napoli.
Milan's ultrases protested outside a private event on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the club of the club – with a lot of criticism of American owners Redbird Capital Partners.
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Club legend Zlatan Ibrahimovic – now a senior advisor and operational partner – and President Gerry Cardinale had to come in through a side entrance.
The dedication of Ibra has been questioned given the time he spends on the ski slopes of Austria.
Cardinal is criticized because it is not enough in Italy and opt by selling Sandro Tonali to Newcastle in 2023.
This week Ibrahimovic organized a long revealing conference of 40 minutes with Walker.
He said strangely: 'Kyle was not necessarily a goal we looked at.
“The opportunity arose, we had our fingers on the wrist and it was better to have him than not having him.”
Walker will be this term of the club of the club, including the center of Tomori, who struggled in that position in the 2-1 Champions League loss on Wednesday in Dinamo Zagreb.
Although he has lost part of his pace for the past nine months and struggled for form and fitness, Milan officials believe that Walker will be able to treat Italian football.
But Tomori, who played 163 times for Milan since the signing in 2021, is not in good shape. It is unlikely that he will play and be sold on Sunday.
The same applies to Loftus-Cheek, which is sidelined with a hamstring problem.
He enjoyed a good season in the past term, but is not suitable for the attacking midfield role that he was asked to play.
Abraham – on loan from Roma – has only six goals so far.
Another Brit abroad to make the European fashion capital of his house is Walker's Mate Deli Alli, who came to nearby Como.
English players have often found Italian football in the past, although David Beckham is happy to be remembered for his two loan spells in Milan.
And Walker has taken the same shirt number as Beckham Wore in Milan – 32.
Whether he will become so popular can still be seen.
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