"Kyle Walker has decided to leave. He is one of the strongest, fastest and most durable defenders we have, but he has decided to leave the club," coach Pep Guardiola clearly showed his unhappiness when talking about the farewell of the Man City captain, before the match against Chelsea in round 23 of the Premier League at 0:30 on January 26.
Coach Pep Guardiola
Kyle Walker has played for Man City for 8 seasons since 2017, winning 17 titles, including the Champions League and the famous "treble" in the 2022-2023 season.
In the 2024-2025 season, at the age of 34, Kyle Walker is still a mainstay of Man City. However, due to a series of poor matches from November and December 2024, coach Pep Guardiola no longer has faith in Kyle Walker, as he often makes mistakes leading to many defeats.
Recently, Kyle Walker has often been benched by coach Pep Guardiola. That is why this veteran defender decided to leave and choose AC Milan as his new destination. Kyle Walker joined the famous Italian team on loan until the end of the season, with an optional buyout clause.
Replacing Kyle Walker, Man City bought 3 new stars, including 2 defenders who can play well in the center-back position: Abdukodir Khusanov (Uzbekistani) from Lens Club (France) and Vitor Reis (Brazil) from Palmeiras Club. Besides that, there is striker Omar Marmoush, an Egyptian from Frankfurt Club (Germany). The total value of these 3 contracts is up to 152 million euros, thereby, Man City has become the team that spends the most so far in the winter transfer period.
Kyle Walker arrives in Italy to sign for AC Milan
According to coach Pep Guardiola: "Khusanov, Vitor Reis and Marmoush quickly integrated, and will all be in Man City's squad for the match against Chelsea. But Ruben Dias and Doku will be absent due to injury."
Man City have found the joy of victory again with 5 recent matches in the Premier League unbeaten, including 3 wins and 2 draws, rising to 5th place, only 2 points behind Chelsea. If they defeat this direct opponent, "Man City" will continue their revival process to return to the top 4 and possibly return to the championship race with Liverpool (currently with 50 points, leading the table and having 1 match left in hand).
Neymar chooses to return to Santos Club?
According to Ge Globo channel (Brazil), Neymar has a 95% chance of joining Santos Club at the end of January when the winter transfer window closes.
Neymar and Al Hilal are in talks to end his contract early. The Saudi Arabian club want the 32-year-old Brazilian to drop his €63 million compensation offer, or at least reduce it and extend the payment period. This would allow him to leave on a free transfer to join Santos.
Neymar's future is about to be decided
Also according to Ge Globo channel, if everything goes well, Neymar will sign a contract with Santos for 6 months (until June 30) with the option to extend for the next year until after the 2026 World Cup.
Santos FC is racing against time, including finding new sponsors to have the funds to recruit Neymar (mainly to pay a very high salary). They also open up many incentives for this player to have the right to buy back shares of the team.
Neymar is still recovering from an injury sustained late last year. He needs to return to competition to earn a place in the Brazilian national team to prepare for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in South America in March.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/hlv-pep-guardiola-tiet-lo-ly-do-kyle-walker-dut-ao-ra-di-neymar-chon-ben-do-185250125081101548.htm
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