Saturday briefing: Walker heads for Milan as City new boys prepare for debuts
Saturday briefing: Walker heads for Milan as City new boys prepare for debuts
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Kyle Walker’s exit from Manchester City was confirmed as Pep Guardiola declared the club’s three new arrivals ready to be involved this weekend. Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca did not rule out trying to bring in Alejandro Garnacho from Manchester United, whose boss Ruben Amorim said he was unsure about whether Marcus Rashford would leave Old Trafford this month.
Meanwhile, Championship promotion hopefuls Sheffield United were stunned by relegation-threatened Hull at Bramall Lane, and there was bad news for Welsh EFL clubs’ hopes of competing in Europe. City announced on Friday evening that England right-back Walker had joined AC Milan on loan for the rest of the season, a deal which includes an option for the Serie A outfit to make the switch permanent in the summer.
In a post on Instagram the 34-year-old, who has won 17 trophies including six Premier League titles and the Champions League as a City player, thanked his team-mates “for the great memories and all the success we have shared together” and boss Guardiola “for believing in me and working so hard to bring me here in 2017.”.
That came after Guardiola had confirmed City’s trio of January recruits, forward Omar Marmoush and defenders Vitor Reis and Abdukodir Khusanov, would go straight into his squad for Saturday’s home clash with Chelsea, saying: “They can play but I don’t know (what position) yet.”.
