Kyle Walker speaks out after confirming Man City exit to join AC Milan on loan

Manchester City stalwart Kyle Walker has released an affectional connection aft completing his determination to AC Milan.

The 34-year-old has won 17 trophies during his clip astatine City, including six Premier League titles and the Champions League, pursuing his £50 cardinal determination from Tottenham successful 2017.

Walker was adjacent to joining Bayern Munich past summertime but stayed astatine the nine and was appointed arsenic City’s skipper astatine the commencement of the season.

However, the England planetary has present opted to permission Pep Guardiola’s broadside earlier the run is over, joining the Serie A broadside connected an archetypal six-month indebtedness with an enactment to buy.

Announcing his departure connected societal media, Walker said: ‘Manchester City… wherever bash I start? Signing for this unthinkable nine successful 2017 was a imagination travel true.

‘Seven years later, winning 17 trophies, including the Champions League and the celebrated treble is thing I could lone person dreamt arsenic a child.

‘To play alongside truthful galore apical players has pushed maine to beryllium the champion mentation of myself, and I’m genuinely grateful for the accidental I’ve had astatine the Etihad.

‘A immense convey you to truthful galore people, the coaching staff, the kit men and each the backroom unit who enactment tirelessly down the scenes. You marque each time enjoyable and supply the level for america to execute astatine our best.

‘To my teammates, from the infinitesimal I walked done the doorway I felt astatine home. Thank you for the large memories and for each the occurrence we person shared together. You are friends, but besides household for life.

‘To Pep Guardiola, convey you for believing successful maine and moving truthful hard to bring maine present successful 2017. Together, we’ve celebrated 17 trophies, and your guidance has helped signifier maine into the subordinate I americium today. I’ll beryllium everlastingly grateful.

‘To Annie, our children and each my household who person been determination and supported maine connected this travel convey you.

‘Most importantly, to the fans—thank you for embracing maine arsenic 1 of your ain from time one. Your unwavering support, week in, week out, location and away, volition ne'er beryllium forgotten.

‘I privation you each changeless occurrence going forward. Thank you, Kyle.’

Walker’s exit marks the latest woody successful what has been a engaged period for the defending league champions.

After a mediocre extremity to 2024, Guardiola’s broadside person spent considerably this window, with talented Eintracht Frankfurt guardant Omar Marmoush their 3rd signing pursuing the arrivals of defenders Abdukodir Khusanov and Vitor Reis earlier successful the window.

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