England right-back Kyle Walker has extended his contract with Manchester City until 2026. The 33-year-old has enjoyed a successful stint with City, winning 15 trophies in six years and is determined to achieve further success.
Manchester City’s Kyle Walker has recently extended his contract with the club until 2026. Despite a period of being out of favor last year and not being included in the starting lineup for the Champions League final, the 33-year-old defender was previously rumored to be a potential transfer target for Bayern Munich.
England international, Walker, decided to stay at his current club instead of accepting a lucrative offer from Bayern. He turned down the contract until 2025 with the option of another year.
“I’m thrilled to sign a new deal. My future is with Manchester City and that is the best thing for me,” said Walker, who has won 15 trophies with the club.
“I’ve enjoyed every single moment of the past six years at this fantastic club.
“The treble-winning season is one I will never forget and we’re ready to go again and try to win more trophies.
“We’ve got to demand that. We’ve set the bar and each year it’s how do you get better? How do we get better? We seem to be doing that each year.
“We’ve probably gone to the top of the top where there is only down because are we going to go and win a treble again? Who knows? You know, we could do.
“The odds say that we’re not going to, but we need to make sure that we’re there competing in the later stages in all competitions and fighting for the silverware.
“But I think one thing that we’ve done really well here is we take one game at a time. We don’t plan for the future. We plan for the present and the present starts on Saturday against West Ham.
“I am delighted to continue at a club that competes for trophies every year and I can’t wait to see what the next few years bring.”
Txiki Begiristain, the Director of Football, praised the player he considers to be the top right-back globally.
“He is an outstanding footballer and his speed, strength and experience make him such an important member of our squad,” he said.
“For me, he is the best right-back in the world, a player with a unique set of attributes. He brings a very special dynamic to our team.
“Kyle has been a huge part of our recent success, and we are confident that he will help us compete for trophies in the upcoming seasons.”
Bayern Munich were reportedly in talks to sign defender Kyle Walker, but he ultimately decided to stay at Manchester City and extend his contract.
Guardiola suggested in April that Walker was not suitable for City’s system, leading to John Stones being deployed in midfield instead. This decision was made when Walker was experiencing a period of being out of the starting lineup.
“He cannot do it,” Guardiola said of Walker. “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.”
Kyle Walker has achieved great success since joining the club in 2017. In his six years at City, he has won five Premier League titles, two FA Cups, four League Cups, and the prestigious Champions League.
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