Kyle Walker underwent a difficult end of the calendar year in a shirt from Manchester City before he sealed a move to AC Milan until the end of the season, but reports now seem to reveal why he decided to leave Etihad.
Pep Guardiola had admitted that the player wanted to leave, where the player 'wanted to explore the options to play abroad' by the end of his career, only played in England at that time.
Prior to his departure, Walker opened the moment he told Guardiola about his wish to leave the city and admitted that it was “not a very comfortable conversation.”
Now, thought, reports claim that the defender realized that he 'could no longer cut it' in Man City in front of the window before he asked for a move.
The athletic statement that the player had come to the realization and combined with his hope to play abroad was fast to make the move happen.
They add that the player had also spoken with AC Milan adviser Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who introduced his decision.
In total, Walker only started nine of the 23 Premier League matches of City, which made way for people like Rico Lewis and even midfielder Matheus Nunes right-back.
Walker opened the exit of Manchester City during a press conference in Milan: 'When I spoke with Pep, it was not a very comfortable conversation – especially because of the respect we have for each other.
“What he won in Manchester City, I won it too. I like to think he knows what I bring to a dressing room, the atmosphere that I make.
'City was my family – from the chefs to the cleaners, the kit men and physios. I would like to think I was fun and helped to insert everyone.
“But it didn't go well there and I didn't play enough football. Hopefully I can play a little more here. '
Walker is ruled on a large scale as one of the best players ever in his function of the Premier League, who has won six titles, two FA cups, four competition cups and one Champions League during his eight-year enchantment in Etihad.
Although he wanted to leave, the 34-year-old defender insisted that he would have stayed at Etihad and get everything, even if a suitable club was not found at the end of the window.
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