After having surgery while on loan at AC Milan, Kyle Walker will likely be unavailable for a while, which might make Manchester City’s summer recruitment ambitions more difficult. After losing his spot to Rico Lewis, Walker departed City on loan in January in search of a new beginning in Milan. The England international has a £4.2 million option to join Milan at the end of the current campaign, and Pep Guardiola also stated that he views Walker as a Milan player.
Guardiola has talked about rebuilding his older players, and the former club captain, who will turn 35 at the end of the season, has one more year left on his City deal. Walker’s departure to Milan would free up money and a spot in the team, but he is currently sidelined due to an elbow injury.
AC Milan can confirm that Kyle Walker suffered a fracture in his right elbow today,” the team stated on Tuesday. The footballer had surgery in Milan to repair the olecranon using osteosynthesis in order to promote healing and shorten recovery time. Everything went according to plan. Kyle will start his recuperation right away.
Walker made a comeback to his podcast, You’ll Never Beat Kyle Walker, last week. He reflected on an emotional farewell address Guardiola gave to players and staff at the training site in January and stated that there is still hope for a return to City because he is still under contract.
