Friday, 14 July 2017

Kyle Walker joins Man City from Spurs for £50m

Manchester City have confirmed the signing of England international
right back Kyle Walker for a fee of £45m with £5m as add-ons.

The 27 year old spent eight years at Tottenham Hotspur where he made
183 appearances. He was part of the Premier League team of the
2016-2017 season. A season where he made 31 league starts with five
assist.

He becomes Pep Guardiola's fourth signing of the summer, which takes
City's spending to £127.7m With a left back still expected to be
signed especially with Monaco's left back Benjamin Mendy being linked
with a £35m move, it could take their spending to close to the £200m
mark in the coming weeks.

Speaking on his move to the Etihad Stadium, Walker had this to say:

"Pep Guardiola is one of the most respected managers in the world and
I feel he can help me take my game to a new level."

He started being linked with a move to Manchester City towards the
dying months of last season. City were initially put back by the
player's valuation, but following Dani Alves' decision to sign for PSG
when he was poised to join City, the club moved quickly to secure the
services of a prime target within 24 hours having submitted a bid on
Friday.

He is now expected to be in the party that would travel to the United
States for a pre-season tour. Where they would play Manchester United
amongst other teams.

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