After falling out of affection on the Etihad stadium underneath Pep Guardiola, English star, Kyle Walker is about to return the Premier League with newly promoted facet Burnley.
The 35-year outdated is about signal a two-year contract with the Clarets bringing his 8 12 months reign with Manchester Metropolis to an finish. At Metropolis, Walker gained 17 trophies together with six Premier League titles and the 2023 Champions League.
Softfootball gathered that Kyle Walker’s Metropolis contract was set to run out subsequent summer time and Burnley must cough out £5m to get the bag of expertise he’s coming to the Clarets with.
Regardless of taking part in for Guardiola 15 occasions within the final marketing campaign, he was shipped out on mortgage to Serie A facet, AC Milan for second half of the 2024-25 season after he clashed with the Metropolis gaffer a couple of occasions. AC Milan weren’t desirous about signing the English proper again on a long run regardless of his 16 appearances throughout all competitions for the black and purple.
The defender who was a part of Thomas Tuchel’s England squad throughout June’s worldwide fixtures and gained his 96th cap in a 3-1 pleasant loss to Senegal, was left behind by Metropolis for the FIFA Membership World Cup alongside Jack Grealish who additionally appears to be unsure about his Metropolis future.
Kyle Walker will hyperlink up with former teammate, now Burnley boss, Scott Parker, who he performed alongside at Tottenham through the 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons and can turn into Burnley’s fifth summer time signing, with defender Axel Tuanzebe, left-back Quilindschy Hartman, goalkeeper Max Weiss and French winger Loum Tchaouna having already joined Parker’s males following their promotion to the Premier League.
Recall Softfootball had earlier reported how the Clarets had been working exhausting to maintain their captain, Josh Brownhill who scored 18 targets for them final season.
Forward of the 2025/206 Premier League season, Scott Parker shall be with out his captain Josh Brownhill who has now turn into a free agent after expiration of his contract with the Clarets. Burnley returned to Gawthorpe at this time after an 8 weeks vacation as they put together for the brand new season kicking off in August.
Huge groups like Everton, West Ham and Rangers shall be trying to enroll the now free agent if nothing modifications in a few days as Burnley have laid new contractual phrases on the desk.
