Kyle Walker eyed for bumper Saudi payday and could line up next to England teammate

Kyle Walker has joined Manchester City successful 2017 and has enjoyed unprecedented occurrence with the nine but could beryllium nearing the extremity of his clip astatine the Etihad Stadium with involvement from abroad

Kyle Walker is the latest people for the Saudi Pro League and the England planetary is being eyed to enactment up with erstwhile Manchester City and England teammates adjacent term.

Al-Ahli person made Walker their superior people and the City skipper volition person lone 12 months remaining connected his woody adjacent summer. The 34-year-old extended his declaration successful September 2023 aft Walker had discussed a move to Bayern Munich.

The Saudi broadside is already location to a fig of players Walker volition beryllium acquainted with. Their landmark signing successful 2024 saw Ivan Toney get successful the Middle East successful a £40million woody from Brentford.

The England striker joined a squad that already includes ex-City winger Riyad Mahrez, and erstwhile Premier League stars Roberto Firmino and Edouard Mendy. Needs to splash the currency volition not peturb the side.

Reports suggest that City would beryllium unfastened to allowing Walker to permission should helium desire. The nine person seen young prima Rico Lewis proceed to advancement and started the play successful Pep Guardiola's archetypal squad arsenic Walker was fixed clip to retrieve from Euro 2024.

It is claimed that City would request a interest of £20m to portion ways with their skipper however. Walker has proven to beryllium a cardinal fig to the club's occurrence arsenic they spell successful hunt of their 5th league rubric successful a row.

Walker made his 400th Premier League quality against Fulham earlier the planetary break. Speaking upon the achievement, Guardiola suggested his complaint inactive holds the carnal conditioning to proceed to vie astatine the top.

The erstwhile Barcelona manager was afloat of praise for the defender and highlighted his consistency implicit the years they person worked together.

"I don’t person immoderate doubts astir Kyle and his physicality," said Guardiola. "He tin play whenever Kyle is focused connected what helium has to do. I’m blessed he’s backmost successful the nationalist team.

“This milestone is unbelievable, and I deliberation his triumph complaint is not conscionable spectacular, it’s superior. That’s wherefore I congratulate him, due to the fact that that means however accordant you are and however galore games you play and person fewer injuries.

"His physicality is retired of the norm. Kyle has to beryllium wholly focused to get the champion of him. He has to springiness everything successful grooming sessions and successful the games and the minutes helium plays against each the teams successful this competition."

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