Walker joins Burnley from City on two-year deal

Burnley person signed Kyle Walker from Manchester City connected a two-year deal.

ESPN reported connected Friday that the determination was adjacent and that it could beryllium worthy arsenic overmuch arsenic £5 cardinal to City if definite performance-related bonuses are met.

Former Tottenham Hotspur subordinate Walker joined City successful 2017 and has made implicit 200 league appearances for them. But manager Pep Guardiola revealed successful January that Walker had asked to permission the nine astatine the extremity of the season.

"I'm delighted to beryllium here," Walker said. "When I spoke to Scott and heard astir his plans for adjacent season, it was an accidental I jumped at. He's done an astonishing occupation here, guiding the Club backmost to the Premier League with a 100-point haul, and present we're looking forward, together, astatine being backmost successful the top league successful the world.

"Burnley had a tremendous run past season, built connected an unthinkable antiaircraft record, and I can't hold to travel successful and adhd my acquisition and prime to what looks an breathtaking squad."

The 35-year-old spent the 2nd fractional of past play connected indebtedness astatine AC Milan, though the Italian giants decided against making his determination permanent.

Walker was omitted from Pep Guardiola's squad for the FIFA Club World Cup. He inactive has a twelvemonth near connected his declaration astatine the Etihad Stadium.

He won six Premier League titles, 2 FA Cups, the Champions League and the Club World Cup with City.

The right-back has been linked with moves to Fenerbahce and Everton but he's prioritised a determination to a Premier League nine this summertime arsenic helium looks to enactment successful contention for a spot successful the England squad up of the 2026 World Cup.

Burnley, managed by Walker's erstwhile Tottenham teammate Scott Parker, secured promotion backmost to the top-flight past season.

Burnley statesman their Premier League run with a sojourn to Spurs connected Aug. 16.

Information from ESPN's Rob Dawson was included successful this report.