Amazing Manchester City wingback is leaving for Saudi Arabia. Guardiola made a surprise statement right after his victory in the FA Cup → Ronaldo's Alnasr, three teams are paying keen attention

Jan 12, 2025

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'Man City wingback' Kyle Walker expressed his intention to transfer to Pep Guardiola.

Guardiola announced this at a press conference shortly after his 8-0 victory over Salford in the third round of the FA Cup on the 12th (Korea time). Walker was not listed in the squad on the day.

Guardiola says Kyle Walker wants to leave Manchester City, and Walker is seeking to move overseas" he said.

After moving from Tottenham to Manchester City in 2017, Walker contributed to Manchester City's lifting of 17 trophies, including six Premier League wins and a European Champions League victory.

Walker, a 34-year-old English national team with 18 more months left on his contract with Manchester City, is rumored to want to leave the team as his playing time decreases this season. Guardiola said: "(Walker) wants to go to another country for a number of reasons and play the last few years of his career (where else)"The situation was reported. "For that reason, I prefer to play with other players whose hearts are here," he said, explaining the reason for Walker's exclusion from the list. Guardiola then said, `Without Kyle, our success over the past few years would have been difficult to understand. No, it was impossible", acknowledging Walker's contribution. "It's special to have a right-back like Walker who gives us something that we didn't have. He played an incredible role. But he said his mind wanted to explore something new"I faced the reality that I couldn't catch a player who left my mind. .

Walker's new destination is the Saudi Arabian Professional League. Walker is currently reportedly receiving attention from three Saudi teams, Cristiano Ronaldo's Al Nasr, Al Ahli and Al-Itihad.

Man City right-back Walker has already admitted in the past that he could be tempted to move to the Middle East. Walker told FIVE podcast in March 2024 of possible Saudi professional league transfer "Never say no."Leave room. "The money they pay and everything obviously has a big impact on why the players go there. Ronaldo cleared the way for everyone to get there."

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