Manchester City are blissful to let Kyle Walker see out the rest of his present contract with the membership, 90min understands, amid links to Aston Villa.
Walker has fallen down the pecking order on the Etihad Stadium in latest weeks, with supervisor Pep Guardiola explaining that he’s at present unable to play in his new 3-2-4-1 formation.
“He cannot do it. He will always have pace; Kyle at 60 years old will be the fastest player in this room. To play inside you have to have educated movements – he doesn’t have every one of the characteristics,” Guardiola admitted.
“He has played as a full-back coming inside in the past with four at the back. He has done really well but this shape of three at the back and two in the middle, he cannot do it.”
With the likes of John Stones, Manuel Akanji and even Rico Lewis that includes in that new inverted right-back function as a substitute, Walker has turn into a bit of little bit of a forgotten determine amid Man City’s resurgence over the past couple of months.
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He has been linked with a transfer to high-flying Aston Villa, the place he spent the second half of the 2010/11 season on mortgage from Tottenham. Sources have advised 90min that, mockingly, former Spurs teammate and near-namesake Kyle Walker-Peters is one participant definitely on Aston Villa’s radar.
However, 90min understands that the previous membership of Walker’s most desirous about a reunion is boyhood facet Sheffield United.
Walker has made no secret of his love for the Blades, notably showing as an analyst on BBC Sport’s protection of their well-known FA Cup win in opposition to Spurs firstly of March.
Sheffield United would like to convey Walker again to Bramall Lane in the event that they win promotion to the Premier League – they’re at present second within the Championship favourites and are anticipated to clinch the runners-up spot – and a return ‘residence’ would attraction to the England worldwide.
Nevertheless, sources have advised 90min that City should not actively seeking to drive Walker out of the exit door, and are blissful for him to play out the remaining 14 months of his contract.
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