Pep Guardiola Drops Transfer Bombshell After Kyle Walker’s Request
Pep Guardiola reveals Kyle Walker’s desire to leave Manchester City, raising questions about the defender’s future with the club
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Manchester: So, Pep Guardiola just dropped a bit of a bombshell. He confirmed that Kyle Walker, the captain of Manchester City, wants to leave the club. Can you believe it?
Walker didn’t even make it to the FA Cup squad against Salford City. Apparently, he went to the sporting director, Txiki Begiristain, to chat about possibly playing abroad. Guardiola felt Walker wasn’t in the right headspace to play, so he left him out. Now, it looks like Walker’s future is pretty uncertain.
Guardiola made it clear that the club doesn’t want to lose players this month. They’re actually looking to bring in some new defensive talent. They’ve got a deal lined up for Abdukodir Khusanov and are also talking to Palmeiras about Vitor Reis. But if a player wants to leave and the offer is right, they usually let them go.
Guardiola said, “It’s not easy for me to say because I should tell him but he’s not here.” He mentioned that Walker asked to explore options abroad, which he also did a couple of years ago when Bayern Munich showed interest. But the offer back then wasn’t good enough.
He added, “We cannot understand the club had without years without Kyle. It’s impossible to imagine what we have done in these years without him.” Guardiola prefers to play players who are fully committed to the team.
He respects Walker’s wishes but is unsure what will happen next. It’s a tricky situation, and it’ll be interesting to see how it all plays out.
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