Kyle Walker close to agreeing shock £5m move to Premier League club as he nears Man City exit
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Kyle Walker is poised to join Burnley from Manchester City in a surprise move worth up to £5million.
The 35-year old England international has agreed to team up once again with Burnley boss Scott Parker whom he played alongside during their days at Tottenham.
Despite interest from Fenerbahce, Walker was keen to stay in the north west to save unsettling his family and is in talks over a two year contract, pending passing his medical, the first part of which has already been undertaken.
The full fee is contingent on Walker playing in 70 per cent of Burnley's games and the Turf Moor club staying up.
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.
Walker 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.
Walker will be Burnley's fifth signing of the window. Winger Loum Tchaouna joined from Lazio this week with defender Axel Tuanzebe, left-back Quilindschy Hartman and goalkeeper Max Weiss having already joined Parker's men following promotion to the Premier League.
However, they remain in talks to sell goalkeeper James Trafford to Newcastle United.
Walker has 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.
Walker earns around £175,000 per week at City. The details of his proposed Burnley have not entirely been disclosed, but it is likely his pay will be slashed at Turf Moor.
Walker may suit up at the Etihad again as soon as this September, with Burnley set to play City away in gameweek six.
In January, Guardiola publicly confirmed Walker's intention to leave City at the end of the season.
The Catalan said after leaving Walker out of City's squad for their 8-0 FA Cup win over Salford on January 11: 'Two days ago, Kyle asked to explore the options to play abroad at the end of his career.
'In his [Walker's] mind, he would like to explore it, to go to another country, to play the last years [somewhere else] for many reasons.'
