Pep Guardiola could force Man City's hand over Kyle Walker in January transfer window

Kyle Walker wants to permission Manchester City successful the January transportation window, but the honesty of his manager Pep Guardiola whitethorn person undermined the anticipation of that happening

Pep Guardiola’s honesty astir Kyle Walker’s aboriginal astatine Manchester City could extremity up costing his nine successful the January transportation window.

Walker is keen to permission City this month, having won six Premier League titles, 2 FA Cups, a Champions League and 4 EFL Cups since joining the nine from Tottenham successful 2017. The 34-year-old is keen to research opportunities astatine a antithetic large European nine and has been strongly linked with AC Milan.

The seasoned defender reportedly doesn’t privation to determination to Saudi Arabia, but his chances of securing the transportation helium wants successful the adjacent fewer weeks whitethorn person been undermined by his manager. Guardiola spoke successful glowing presumption of Walker, yet his openness astir the concern could beryllium counter-productive.

The Daily Mail reports that, by leaving Walker retired of his squads and suggesting helium doesn’t person a aboriginal astatine City, Guardiola has weakened the club’s negotiating position. “It's not casual for maine to accidental but Kyle is not present due to the fact that 2 days agone helium asked to research the enactment to play abroad,” Guardiola said aft the triumph implicit Salford successful the FA Cup past weekend.

“Kyle went to [director of football] Txiki Begiristain. Maybe I americium incorrect but I americium beauteous convinced that you should support no-one who doesn't privation to beryllium here. Kyle asked to explore. It doesn't mean it's going to happen, you ne'er know.”

Guardiola has tried to enactment backmost connected his archetypal comments since, by not ruling retired Walker coming backmost into the side. But it seems that the harm whitethorn person already been done erstwhile it comes to extracting the highest transportation interest for his services.

“The concern is antithetic now, but the transportation model volition decorativeness erstwhile it finishes and I don't cognize what's going to happen,” Guardiola said this week. “I said to Kyle present it's a question of the market. He is an unthinkable player, with unthinkable physicality and erstwhile he's focused he's unstoppable arsenic a right-back.

“He's a top-class player. If he's acceptable helium tin play for one, two, 3 oregon 4 much years arsenic a professional. I've ne'er seen a subordinate with these carnal conditions successful my career.

“If helium wants to research a determination away, the nine is going to explore, and helium has to decide, not me. It's not my decision. But helium has to person an statement with the club.”

Walker believes helium has different 2 years of playing astatine a apical level successful him and truthful isn’t acceptable to determination to Saudi Arabia yet, with 1 oculus connected getting 7 much appearances to scope the 100-cap people for England. Sky Sports Italia study that Milan privation to motion Walker connected an archetypal indebtedness woody until the extremity of the play earlier making it permanent.

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