Kyle Walker bites his Champions League winners’ medal.
ManCitydefєɴԀerKyle Walkerwants to speak to Pep Guardiola ‘personally’ before Tuesday ahead of a potential move toBayern Munich, according to ɾєρօɾτs.
The former Sheffield United defєɴԀer could be on his way out of the Etihad Stadium this summer with his contract expiring in a year’s time.
With Thomas Tuchel not looking to sign Joao Cancelo on a permanent basis, Walker has emerged as the German’s top transfer option at right-back.
And nowSky Germanyclaim that Bayern’s ‘courtship’ of Walker has now entered the ‘next round’ and that the England international ‘would like to have spoken personally to team manager Pep Guardiola by Tuesday’.
His interest in joining the Bavarians‘still stands’ and the ɾєρօɾτ adds that Walker ‘would like to sign a contract withBayernuntil 2025 with an option for a further year’.
Walker’s potential salary has ‘already been negotiated’ and nowBayern Munichofficials ‘want to start negotiations with the Cityzens in the coming week’.
It is expected that ‘a fee of around 15 million euros plus bonus payments’ should seal the Ԁєɑł for Walker but ‘a complete agreement before the start of the Asia trip on July 24 is unlikely’.
One player who could now be staying atMan Citythis summer is Bernardo Silva with Spanish publicationMarcainsisting that Catalan giants Barcelona are ready to dump their interest in the Portugal international.
ManCityhave set their valuation of Silva at €80m with rumours that the La Liga side could offer a loan Ԁєɑł, which the Citizens will not entertain.
Instead, it is understood that Barcelona have turned their attention to Tottenham midfielder Giovani Lo Celso, who spent last season on loan at Villarreal.
The ɾєρօɾτ highlights Barcelona’s ‘very good relationship’ with Spurs and they hope they can persuade Daniel Levy to sell at a good price with Lo Celso becoming a ‘real option’ for them.
ManCityhave bɾօυɢҺt in Mateo Kovacic from Chelsea as their only signing of the transfer window so far and former midfielder Yaya Toure thinks it will be “difficult” for them to win the Premier League title again next term.
Toure told theDaily Mail: “It will be difficult, butCityalready have the experience of winning the league year after year. The core of the team will also stay the same, they are still young, but they have players with experience and a love of winning games week-in, week-out.”
