Kyler Walker joins Burnley in shock £5m move from Man City after loan stint at AC Milan

Burnley have completed the signing of Kyle Walker from Manchester City in a move worth up to £5million. 

The 35-year-old underwent his medical on Friday and has signed a two-year deal at Turf Moor.

The right-back attracted interest from Turkish side Fenerbahce but was keen to stay in the north west to save unsettling his family.

Walker will reunite with Clarets boss once again, having played alongside him for two years at Tottenham.  

He said: ‘I’m delighted to be here. I can’t wait to come in and add my experience and quality to what looks an exciting squad.

‘When I spoke to Scott and heard about his plans for next season, it was an opportunity I jumped at. He’s done an amazing job here, guiding the club back to the Premier League’.

Walker has enjoyed an illustrious career. However, he spent last season on loan at AC Milan, making 16 appearances across all competitions, but they did not take up the option to make the deal permanent.

He failed to be part of City’s squad for the FIFA Club World Cup, alongside fellow England international Jack Grealish, and had been looking for a new club.

The defender enjoyed an illustrious career at the Etihad, winning a staggering six Premier League titles, two FA Cups, four League Cups, the UEFA Super Cup and the Club World Cup.

At City, Walker not only won these 15 trophies and made 319 appearances, but also cemented himself as one of the greatest right backs in Premier League history.

But his spell in Milan was less successful.

His Italy switch came amid family drama off the pitch, with Walker fighting for his marriage with the mother of four of his children, Annie Kilner, after also fathering two kids with his influencer ex-mistress Lauryn Goodman.

After a bright start to life in the country’s fashion capital – going unbeaten in his first three starts – Walker’s form drastically dipped as Milan finished a surprisingly low eighth place in the league.

The Italian press reacted harshly to his spell in Serie A, with Tuttosport even claiming that failure has the face of [Kyle] Walker’ in a brutal assessment of his career in the country.

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