{"id":626237,"date":"2023-08-07T10:46:07","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T14:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=626237"},"modified":"2023-08-07T10:46:07","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T14:46:07","slug":"kyle-walker-manchester-city-pep-guardiola","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/07\/kyle-walker-manchester-city-pep-guardiola\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Hopefully He Can Stay&#8217;: Guardiola Wants &#8216;Super Important&#8217; Player to Stay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Treble winners Manchester City are experiencing the benefits and disadvantages of being the top club in Europe. On one hand, many talented players will want to join a successful team who can offer titles, on the other hand, some skilled footballers will worry about playing time and seek to leave the club.<\/p>\n<p>One of the players who is worrying about their playing time, and is also receiving a tempting offer to compete against them in European football, is defender Kyle Walker. Walker was the subject of discussion including <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1688264140811350018?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fabrizio Romano<\/a>\u00a0quoting City coach Pep Guardiola.<\/p>\n<h2>Pep Guardiola Wants Kyle Walker to Stay at Manchester City<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Pep Guardiola on Walker-Bayern: \u201cHe\u2019s super important for us. Hopefully he can stay\u201d. \ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udd35 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MCFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#MCFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have one more year of contract, it&#39;s not the end so if someone wants him they have to talk, like Bernardo\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want them to stay. They are so important for us\u201d. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vQ6gG56hQU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/vQ6gG56hQU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1688264140811350018?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 6, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Contract Gives Spaniard Hope<\/h3>\n<p>Romano&#8217;s report quoted Guardiola&#8217;s praise for the 33-year-old, with the multiple-time Champions League-winning coach calling Walker &#8220;super important&#8217; to the club. He further stressed that later in his post-match interview following a loss to Arsenal in the <a href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/live-blogs\/arsenal-manchester-city-live-updates-community-shield-goals-result\/QY0V4ek02m9L\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Community Shield<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/03\/man-city-transfer-boost-michael-olise\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Manchester City Interest Confirmed: &#8216;Special Talent&#8217; to Replace Mahrez<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Walker is still under contract with the side for one more year. It is unlikely that a club will offer much for the Englishman. Most of the teams seeking his services are going to wait until his contract runs out to try and get him for free, although <a href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/4748554\/2023\/08\/04\/kyle-walker-transfer-manchester-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sam Lee of The Athletic<\/a> reports that an extension is on the table.<\/p>\n<h3>City Trying to Keep Walker as Rumours Swirl<\/h3>\n<p>An integral player in their treble run last season, Walker&#8217;s age is often ignored as long as he is able to make the electrifying recoveries that brought him to Manchester from Tottenham Hotspur in the first place.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/06\/barcelona-face-bernardo-silva-blow\/\" target=\"_self\">\u2018I Understand\u2019: Fabrizio Romano Reveals Major Blow to Barcelona Hopes of Signing \u2018Unbelievable\u2019 Target<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Citizens have the money to offer decent wages to maintain his services, but not unlimited money. If they believe the money would be better spent elsewhere, then another club with enough money could swoop in and steal the veteran defender.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch:\u00a0<\/strong>How Manchester City can defend the treble<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pep Guardiola Will DEFEND Manchester City&#039;s Treble - Here&#039;s How\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I5NzGnlmCng?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Bayern Munich Lead the Charge<\/h3>\n<p>At the front of the group aiming to get Walker playing in their stadium are German giants <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-us\/news\/bayern-man-city-kyle-walker-new-contract-offer-pep-guardiola\/bltbfb715775403b2fb\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bayern Munich<\/a>. One of the very few teams who could beat City in the Champions League in this upcoming term, the Bavarians are looking to build a lock-down defence in front of sensational but ageing goalkeeping star Manuel Neuer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Featured Image<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_625928\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-625928\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-625928 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/07\/Etihad_Stadium_Manchester_City_Football_Club_Ank_Kumar_Infosys__02-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Manchester City Etihad Stadium\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/07\/Etihad_Stadium_Manchester_City_Football_Club_Ank_Kumar_Infosys__02-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/07\/Etihad_Stadium_Manchester_City_Football_Club_Ank_Kumar_Infosys__02-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/07\/Etihad_Stadium_Manchester_City_Football_Club_Ank_Kumar_Infosys__02-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/07\/Etihad_Stadium_Manchester_City_Football_Club_Ank_Kumar_Infosys__02.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-625928\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Ank Kumar https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Etihad_Stadium,_Manchester_City_Football_Club_(Ank_Kumar,_Infosys_)_02.jpg CC-BY-SA 4.0 https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/Category:CC-BY-SA-4.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Treble winners Manchester City are experiencing the benefits and disadvantages of being the top club in Europe. On one hand, many talented players will want to join a successful team who can offer titles, on the other hand, some skilled footballers will worry about playing time and seek to leave the club. 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