Kyle Walker: Manchester City defender wants to ‘explore’ options aboard, says Pep Guardiola

Manchester Metropolis boss Pep Guardiola says he is not going to stand in Kyle Walker’s means if the England defender decides to stop the membership throughout this month’s switch window.

Walker was unnoticed of the Metropolis squad for his or her 8-0 FA Cup third-round victory over League Two Salford despite the fact that Guardiola had solely two recognised defenders in his beginning line-up.

The 34-year-old England worldwide nonetheless has 18 months left on his contract.

Nonetheless, Guardiola stated the Metropolis skipper went to see director of soccer Txiki Begiristain on Thursday to clarify his want to take a look at an exit.

“Two days in the past Kyle requested to discover the choices to play overseas,” stated Guardiola.

“We can’t perceive [what] the membership did these years with out Kyle. It is not possible. He is been our right-back, giving us one thing we did not have. However now in his thoughts, for a lot of causes, he wish to discover if he can go to a different nation to play his final years.”

Requested if Walker can be granted his want if he stated he wished to go away, Guardiola stated: “In fact.

“It doesn’t suggest it should occur since you by no means know the scenario. However I’m fairly satisfied there’s no-one in our job that does not wish to be there who can carry out and be precisely what they wish to be.”

Guardiola added Walker had initially requested to go away Metropolis within the wake of their historic Treble success in 2023. Guardiola stated German giants Bayern Munich had instructed Walker they wished to signal him however had didn’t match the payment Metropolis demanded.

It’s unlikely there can be an identical drawback this time round as Guardiola is already dedicated to refreshing a squad that has struggled badly throughout the first half of the season.

Metropolis have already agreed a £33.6m cope with French membership Lens for Uzbekistan worldwide defender Abdukodir Khusanov. They’re additionally in negotiations with Brazilian aspect Palmeiras for teenage defender Vitor Reis and are eager on Eintracht Frankfurt ahead Omar Marmoush.