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Kyle Walker signs new Man City contract until 2026.
Manchester City have confirmed veteran defender Kyle Walker has signed a new contract until 2026.
Walker was a key defender for the Cityzens during their 2022–23 treble-winning season, particularly toward the conclusion of the season when Pep Guardiola switched to a 3-2-4-1 shape. Reece James and Trent Alexander-Arnold have recently challenged him for England’s starting right-back position.
He told the club’s website: “We have no excuses. Everything that we have here, the facilities, the chefs, the kitmen, the nutritionists, it’s all top.
“So if they’re providing what they can do or at their very best it gives us no excuse not to go out and perform at our very best. There’s no excuses.
“And we should demand that from us as a group of players. We know that this club and this organisation has brought in the very best at what they do.
“So we just need to make sure that we turn up every game day, put them three points on the board and moving on to the next one.”
I'm not leaving! 💪 pic.twitter.com/kVwGkOz7i9
— Manchester City (@ManCity) September 14, 2023
Walker had acknowledged that he was close to agreeing to new terms at the Etihad Stadium early in September and that a transfer to Bayern was also imminent.
After breaking through at Tottenham, 33-year-old Walker joined City in 2017 for an initial £45m rising to £50m with add-ons and has since won five Premier League titles, four Carabao Cups, two FA Cups and the Champions League.
He was criticized by Guardiola in April of the successful 2022–23 season for lacking the “educated movements” necessary to play infield, but he shrugged that off by starting regularly for the league team that dethroned Arsenal and then outperforming them in two matches against Vinicius Junior and Real Madrid in the Champions League semifinals.
What a journey it's been… 🩵
…and it's not over yet! 💪 pic.twitter.com/cPmaqic5zH
— Manchester City (@ManCity) September 14, 2023