{"id":650940,"date":"2025-01-23T10:57:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T15:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=650940"},"modified":"2026-02-03T19:45:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T00:45:06","slug":"kyle-walker-milan-loan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2025\/01\/23\/kyle-walker-milan-loan\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester City Veteran Nears the Exit Doors Amid Overhaul"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kyle Walker is about to take on a new challenge with a loan to AC Milan. The defender, a stalwart of Manchester City&#8217;s squad, will join the Italian club on loan and he might be moving to Serie A on a permanent basis.<\/p>\n<h2>Kyle Walker Set to Swap Man City for a Loan Spell in Milan<\/h2>\n<h3>Milan Loan as a New Opportunity<\/h3>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1882357354097717262\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fabrizio Romano<\/a>, Walker is on his way to AC Milan on loan. Manchester City have agreed to let the defender leave on a deal that will last until the end of this campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Milan will take care of the defender&#8217;s salary until the end of this season and this move might be the beginning of a long goodbye for Walker from the club that has been home since the summer of 2017.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2025\/01\/17\/manchester-city-erling-haaland-contract-extension\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Manchester City Announce Historic Deal for &#8216;Amazing&#8217; Superstar<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Romano revealed that there is also a \u00a34.2 million buyout clause in this deal and the potential of a contract with the Serie A club that would last until June 2027. If Milan choose to use that buy-out option in the summer, City will also cash in on the deal through an undisclosed sell-on clause.<\/p>\n<h3>Walker Loan Leaves Duties as Captain<\/h3>\n<p>This move to Italy is likely not the way that the Englishman wanted to leave things.<\/p>\n<p>The right-back turned down the chance to transfer to Bayern Munich in the summer of 2023 after winning the treble, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/09\/04\/manchester-city-kyle-walker-new-contract\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">signing his current contract<\/a> that lasts until next year. As one of the most senior figures in the squad, he also became the club captain and guided City to the Premier League trophy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2025\/01\/14\/vitor-reis-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Here We Go: Manchester City Set To Sign &#8216;Monster&#8217; Youngster<\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, all good things must come to an end. Walker has not been the driving force for City&#8217;s attempted revival. In the leadup to this loan, he has only appeared once for his side since the start of the new year as a substitute.<\/p>\n<p>Through an interview with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/articles\/cgmyg9gv1ddo\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BBC<\/a>, Pep Guardiola declared that Walker was looking at the idea of an exit after an 8-0 victory over Salford City in the FA Cup. The manager said that: &#8220;now in his mind, for many reasons, [Walker] would like to explore if he can go to another country to play his last years.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kyle Walker is about to take on a new challenge with a loan to AC Milan. The defender, a stalwart of Manchester City&#8217;s squad, will join the Italian club on loan and he might be moving to Serie A on a permanent basis. 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