Walker wants to ‘explore’ Man City exit – Guardiola

Pep Guardiola, the manager of Manchester City, says he will not put up any obstacles to Kyle Walker’s departure in the upcoming transfer window.

Even though Guardiola had only two recognized defenders in his starting lineup, Walker was not included in the City squad for their 8-0 FA Cup third-round victory over League Two Salford.

The 34-year-old England international still has 18 months left on his contract.

Guardiola claimed that the City skipper discussed his desire to exit on Thursday with Txiki Begiristain, the director of football, and that he had been to see him.

“Two days ago Kyle asked to explore the options to play abroad”, said Guardiola.

“We cannot understand]what] the club did these years without Kyle. It’s impossible. He’s been our right-back, giving us something we didn’t have. However, he is now thinking about whether or not he can travel to another country to play his final year for a variety of reasons.

Asked if Walker would be granted his wish if he said he wanted to leave, Guardiola said: “Of course.

” It doesn’t mean it’s going to happen because you never know the situation. However, I’m pretty certain that no one at our job can perform and be who they want to be.

Guardiola continued, adding that Walker had asked to leave City at the time of their historic 2023 triumph. Bayern Munich, according to Guardiola, had informed Walker that they wanted to sign him but had not paid the fee that City demanded.

Guardiola has already made a commitment to reviving a team that struggled badly in the first half of the season, making it unlikely that there will be a similar issue this time around.