Manchester Metropolis captain Kyle Walker has joined AC Milan on mortgage for the remainder of the season, the 2 golf equipment introduced on Friday (January 24, 2025).
Milan mentioned in an announcement that additionally they have an choice to purchase the England right-back, with Sky Italy saying Walker would price round 4.2 million kilos ($5.24 million).
The 34-year-old made 319 appearances for Pep Guardiola’s Metropolis aspect and final featured of their 4-1 Premier League victory over West Ham United on Jan. 4.
Walker, who moved to the Etihad from Tottenham Hotspur in 2017, has 18 months left on his Metropolis contract after signing a three-year extension in 2023.
“Signing for this unimaginable membership in 2017 was a dream come true,” he mentioned on his social media accounts. “Seven years later, profitable 17 trophies, together with the Champions League and the well-known treble is one thing I may solely have dreamt as a toddler.
“To Pep, thanks for believing in me and dealing so laborious to carry me right here in 2017. Collectively, we’ve celebrated 17 trophies, and your steering has helped form me into the participant I’m immediately. I’ll be endlessly grateful”.
Walker was not noted of Metropolis’s aspect for the 8-0 thrashing of Salford Metropolis within the FA Cup third on Jan. 11, with Guardiola saying the defender requested to “discover choices to play overseas.”
He has featured in all six of Metropolis’s Premier League triumphs below Guardiola however leaves amid a poor run of outcomes for the English champions, who’re at risk of a Champions League exit after Wednesday’s collapse in a 4-2 loss at Paris St Germain.
Metropolis are languishing fifth within the Premier League desk, 12 factors adrift of leaders Liverpool, who’ve a recreation in hand.
Walker has 93 caps and was the lone England participant named within the Euro 2024 workforce of the match after enjoying each minute in Germany, the place the Three Lions completed runners-up to Spain. He was a member of England’s management group throughout Euros.
Walker’s departure is a part of a busy switch window for Metropolis. They signed Egypt ahead Omar Marmoush from Eintracht Frankfurt on Wednesday after bringing in 19-year-old Brazilian defender Vitor Reis and Uzbekistan defender Abdukodir Khusanov.
Printed – January 26, 2025 12:02 am IST
