Kyle Walker: Premier League star heading to Italy after Man City accept AC Milan loan bid
The Italian club can buy the England international in the summer, for a little over 拢4m under the terms of the deal.
Thursday 23 January 2025 14:14, UK
Manchester City have accepted AC Milan's loan-to-buy offer for defender Kyle Walker.
Under the terms of the deal the Italian club can sign the England international permanently in the summer, for a fee of around £4.2m (€5m), Sky in Italy said.
Walker, 34, will arrive in the city around lunchtime on Thursday and have a medical in the afternoon before signing the contract at AC Milan's headquarters, Casa Milan, Sky Sports said.
Walker, who moved to the club from Tottenham for £50m in 2017, has helped City win 17 trophies, including six Premier League titles - including a record four in a row - and the Champions League.
He was close to joining Bayern Munich after City's treble win in 2023 but instead signed a contract extension to keep him at the club until 2026.
Last month, the player revealed he suffered "vile, racist and threatening" abuse on social media after a Champions League defeat at Juventus.
He said Instagram and the authorities "need to stop this happening for the sake of all who are suffering this abuse".
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The news of his departure comes the day after another defeat in Europe's premier club competition, as City were beaten 4-2 in Paris by Paris Saint-Germain, despite having led 2-0.
They are out of the knockout places with one game left in the league phase having taken eight points from seven matches so far.