{"id":626308,"date":"2023-08-08T14:01:12","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T18:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=626308"},"modified":"2023-08-08T14:01:28","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T18:01:28","slug":"manchester-city-kyle-walker-will-stay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/08\/manchester-city-kyle-walker-will-stay\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Incredible\u2019 Manchester City Star Set to Stay After Being Persuaded by Pep Guardiola – Amid Interest From European Giant"},"content":{"rendered":"

Manchester City right-back Kyle Walker has decided to stay at the club, despite previously agreeing personal terms to join Bayern Munich, according to\u00a0<\/span>Sam Lee<\/span><\/a>\u00a0of The Athletic. The defender has been praised by England teammate\u00a0<\/span>Luke Shaw as<\/span><\/a>\u00a0an “incredible athlete” and is admired across Europe.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Kyle Walker Considering New Manchester City Contract Offer<\/span><\/h2>\n

England International Set to Stay<\/span><\/h3>\n

City boss Pep Guardiola made it clear in a\u00a0<\/span>press conference<\/span><\/a>\u00a0last weekend that the club would do “everything” in its power to keep Walker and Bernardo Silva, who have been targeted by top Champions League sides.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Lee’s report, talks between the right-back and his head coach led to a change of heart by the England international. Walker was impressed by the determination shown by Guardiola and club bosses to keep him.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Spanish manager and his player were seen in Manchester on\u00a0<\/span>Friday night<\/span><\/a>\u00a0having dinner, which led to speculation that he was trying to woo the veteran full-back to stay.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Athletic’s report states that the defender is considering committing his long-term future to the club after receiving a second contract offer from the Premier League side.<\/span><\/p>\n

He refused an offer earlier this summer, at the time, his heart set on a move to Thomas Tuchel’s Bayern Munich. However,\u00a0<\/span>Christian Falk<\/span><\/a>\u00a0of SPORTBILD has claimed that Walker has informed the Bundesliga side of his intention to stay at City.<\/span><\/p>\n

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With Joao Cancelo set to leave the north of England this summer after agreeing\u00a0<\/span>personal terms<\/span><\/a>\u00a0with La Liga champions Barcelona FC, Walker will provide much-needed depth out wide. Furthermore, he offers an incredible ability to contain elite wingers, such as Bukayo Saka, which makes him indispensable.<\/span><\/p>\n

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