Man City's Walker to join AC Milan on loanItalian club AC Milan have agreed a deal to sign Manchester City captain Kyle Walker on loan for the remainder of the season.
The agreement includes an option to buy the defender in the summer when the loan deal comes to an end. Walker, who has made 316 appearances for City, will now travel to Italy for a medical. The full-back last featured for City against West Ham on 4 January, after which he told manager Pep Guardiola he wanted to explore his options around a potential move abroad. The 34-year-old prefers a move to Italy, rather than the Saudi Pro League where he was initially linked with. AC Milan have also been linked with Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford but registration rules in Italy mean they are only able to sign one player from the UK during the current transfer window.
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https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c70qnl15e4zo.amp Such an interesting news to hear that Kyle Walker will be joining AC Milan on a loan deal because he will strengthen the defense of AC Milan where they have been having deficiency. Walker is known for his role in the defense of Manchester City, he is one of the very few tactical defenders in the world therefore i have no doubt in him on this loan deal to AC Milan. I believe that AC Milan can decide to sign the player at the end of his loan deal but if they don't sign him, a move to the Saudi League will not be bad in my own Opinion because Walker is already 34 years and nearing the retirement age of his football career, he needs to get some cool cash for himself which the Saudi League can offer him a lot of money just to sign him.
Had it been that the regulation rule in Italy even made a provision of signing more than one player, Marcus Rashford moving to AC Milan cannot help the team in any way.
But things changed so quickly for Kyle Walker because last season he was a starter no matter what and his speed is still incredible and now out of a sudden Guardiola doesn't want to play him anymore. I understand it to some degree as he is 34 years old now and the time comes for everyone that younger players will replace you, but in the case of Kyle Walker I was of the impression that he is still delivering what a defender needs to deliver. I wasn't aware of a high number of mistakes or low impact games on his part. But that's the decision and I think AC Milan made a great pick here as he can strengthen a team quickly and the risk is low as it's a loan only.