{"id":488764,"date":"2019-07-23T05:19:50","date_gmt":"2019-07-23T09:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=488764"},"modified":"2019-07-23T05:19:50","modified_gmt":"2019-07-23T09:19:50","slug":"kyle-walker-sheffield-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2019\/07\/23\/kyle-walker-sheffield-united\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyle Walker Keen to Finish Career With Sheffield United"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/clubs\/manchester-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manchester City<\/a> defender <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/86dd77d1\/Kyle-Walker?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kyle Walker<\/a> has revealed that he would like to finish his career with <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/clubs\/sheffield-united-club-news-analysis-fixtures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sheffield United<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Kyle Walker Keen to Finish At Blades<\/h2>\n<h3>Sheffield United Return<\/h3>\n<p>29-year-old Walker is keen on ending his career with Sheffield United.<\/p>\n<p>The talented full-back has made 100 appearances in all competitions for City since making a \u00a345 million move from <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/clubs\/tottenham\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tottenham<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, the former <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/clubs\/aston-villa-club-news-analysis-fixtures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aston Villa<\/a> and QPR loanee is keen on finishing his career with his boyhood club.<\/p>\n<p>Walker began his career with Sheffield United; however, he made just a handful of appearances for the Blades before signing for Spurs in July 2009.<\/p>\n<p>While still a youngster at White Hart Lane, Walker found first-team chances limited and, therefore, opted for loan moves to QPR, Aston Villa and a return to Bramall Lane.<\/p>\n<p>Upon his return to his boyhood club, Walker made 28 appearances in all competitions and became a fan-favourite.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, the 29-year-old has declared that he is keen on ending his career at the club that fist put hope in him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I know the manager there,&#8221; he said to Sky Sports. &#8220;I&#8217;m a big Sheffield United fan so I can not wait to get back.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve said to the people that represent me that I would love to finish back at Sheffield United. That is where I started, they gave me a chance in football.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You never know, they may not want me, we could be in different stages of our career. You never know what is going to happen, but Chris [Wilder] if you want to take me I&#8217;ll come back soon.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Turning focus back on to his current situation, Walker admitted that Manchester City will have underachieved if they fail to win the Champions League during his time at the Etihad.<\/p>\n<p>Last season the Sky Blues won the Premier League, FA Cup and League Cup; however, Pep Guardiola&#8217;s side were knocked out of the Champions League by Tottenham in the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re not getting any younger and I want to win the champions league before I finish my career,&#8221; he said to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11679\/11768680\/kyle-walker-targets-manchester-city-champions-league-success\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sky Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I feel I&#8217;m at the right club to do that and if we don&#8217;t get as far as we should do, it feels like we&#8217;ve underachieved.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"NCvkXsn0RhVnDOCZtHd3mA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1139835618\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'NCvkXsn0RhVnDOCZtHd3mA',sig:'NLYlc7pz8coI5ZuTKf_OC4CIy7a5zLeQzmQDhcTsC8w=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1139835618',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester City defender Kyle Walker has revealed that he would like to finish his career with Sheffield United. Kyle Walker Keen to Finish At Blades Sheffield United Return 29-year-old Walker is keen on ending his career with Sheffield United. 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