Kyle Walker

[Big Joe Corrigan]

What would we get from him? I don't expect Bayern to offer more than 15-20 million. I would rather keep it for a year and let him go for free next year. Also, he rarely gets injured.
His speed would still be needed against teams with fast wingers.

He missed 11 games 2022/23 with a groin injury.

 

[Manchester_lalala]

Big reset.

Walker, Laporte, Mahrez, Gundogan, Bernardo, all approaching their last big contracts (add in Cancelo to the mix). All of them have now completed the set. Mahrez has especially after winning the AfCON as well in 2019.

It's hard to find the hunger inside yourself to go again once you've won everything. Pep would rather give minutes to players like Bobb and McAtee who are young lads wanting to prove themselves. Transition begins.

Exciting times. Hopefully a fresh squad makes Pep stay even longer.

 

[blueparrot]

I think you’re missing the real issue though. After a treble and three-peat, some players will be mentally finished at City. Nothing left to achieve, no hunger to drive them. It’s the same reason why Pep will most likely complete the contract he has already committed to and then no more. It’s job done for almost everyone that’s been here over a certain number of years, manager included. Just the price of success. But the hierarchy are showing that they know the score by allowing Walker, Mahrez etc to leave if the offers come. It might not feel like it right now but these are good things.

Even I’m exhausted and needing a break before next season. Can’t imagine how the players that have had 6 or 7 years of Pep intesity are feeling thinking about going again. Fully understand a few might just want to wind down for their last contract now they’ve achieved so much.

 

[Gumzy97]

Why are City losing so many of our top players?

End of a cycle. New hungry players will come in that want to win and replace the players that have won it all. So there's no complacency and the hunger for trophies still remains.

 

[Gobshiight]

Said after we lost;
Merlin
Vinny
Sergio
Zabba…

and yet we still continue to win silverware.

Now Pep is going to be REALLY difficult to replace…

It was difficult to replace those four!

I have the utmost faith in Txiki and co to come good again :)

 

[rodders]

You've got to stay ahead of the game to be able to stay in it.

Players will come, some will go, but while we have the people that currently in charge on all levels everyone else will be playing catch up. Many will copy, most will fail. Pep is the innovator that they all secretly envy.

We've always had a long term strategy. Take a look at any of the chasing pack and tell me how many have a structure as good as ours ?

Best of luck Kyle. You've been immense.

 

[SebastianBlue]

It's gonna be really difficult to replace him

Pep is the only element of our team that is actually really difficult (probably impossible) to replace.

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

We are certain to lose Bernando, Walker, Cancelo, and Laporte(4 players). Gundogan, Maharez, and Philps might also leave.

Cancelo and Philips rarely played and one of them had already left

I can see 5 coming in maximum

 

[SebastianBlue]

It makes sense that Kyle leaves now. We probably were only offering a year extension (if that), he’s won all there is to win with us (apart from the minor trophies players don’t really care much about), he was obviously not going to be getting as many minutes as he would like next season, and his entire game is based on his athleticism and pace, so when that even starts going a little, he’ll drop several levels.

He wants to do something new before his body fails him.

He goes with my thanks for his contributions to our immense success.

 

[Delphinho]

Aaron Hickey? Ambidextrous, plays both RB and LB