Man City eyes Bayern Munich defender as potential Walker Replacement

Man City eyes Bayern Munich defender as potential Walker Replacement

Ero Samson
updated at July 15, 2023 at 2:29 PM
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  • Kyle Walker has been linked with a move to Bayern Munich
  • The Champions League winner is believed to want to try out at another football league
  • Manchester City has identified Bayern Munich’s defender as a replacement for the departing Walker

UEFA Champions League winners Manchester City looks to have found their perfect replacement for Kyle Walker after the England full-back agreed to personal terms with Bayern Munich.

The English champions in what is surely a surprising turn of events have identified Bayern Munich’s French World Cup winner Benjamin Pavard as the ideal man to replace Walker.

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Benjamin Pavard has been identified as a potential replacement for Kyle Walker. Image: Matthias Hangst.
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Latest reports from Goal have stated Pavard could join Man City as the German giants look to seal a deal for Kyle Walker.

The English full-back who only has one year left on his current deal was initially expected to snub Bayern Munich after City offered him a two-year extension to continue at the Etihad.

However, the 33-year-old is understood to have been impressed with the persistence Bayern have shown in signing him and is reported to have held between his representatives and the Bundesliga club.‌

Man City eyes Pavard

With Bayern keen on signing Walker, City are reported by the Mirror to have slapped a £20m for Walker despite him only having a year left on his contract.

However, reports have suggested that Bayern could look to offer Pavard to City as part of a swap deal for Walker.

The 27-year-old World Cup winner has made it clear to the Bayern hierarchy that he would fancy an exit from the Allianz Arena.

It appears Man City have deemed the versatile Frenchman as an ideal replacement for Walker, given his ability to play both at right-back and the heart of the defence.

Walker sends Saka hilarious request

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Manchester City defender Kyle Walker put in a comical request when he met up with Arsenal's Bukayo Saka at the England training camp.

The two were at St. Georges Park before departing for Qatar, after making it into Gareth Southgate's final 26-man squad.

During their interaction, Walker hilariously asked Saka if Arsenal are planning to stop winning anytime soon, to which Saka asked him not to worry about that.

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Samson Ero is a sports journalist with a track record of over five years in the Nigerian media industry. He graduated from Nigerian Institute of Journalism (2021-2023).
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