AC Milan, on the face of it, seem likely to make Kyle Walker’s loan move permanent in the summer, but the Englishman may have dispelled the rumours a little.
The past few weeks have been dominated by talk about Milan’s interest in making the right-back’s six-month loan permanent when given the opportunity, with reports even suggesting that discussions have already begun about the move.
However, it seems things may not be as clear as once imagined, with Walker himself speaking about his situation on his ‘You’ll Never Beat Kyle Walker’ podcast, as relayed by the Manchester Evening News.
“After I said my goodbyes, Pep got up and spoke and said a really nice message to me, just saying thank you for everything. But, listen, it’s not over. I’m just on loan here.
“I’ve got to take that into consideration that I can go back. Obviously, both parties need to come to an agreement come the end of the season and…Listen, the chapter’s not fully closed, but we’ll see what happens.
“One thing with Pep is that if a player wants to explore a different avenue, he’s never stood in that player’s way.
“I think with him being a top player, playing for a top club and managing these top players, [he knows] people are going to have different desires or ambitions to go and do certain things with their career, and I just think for me, it just came at the right time. It came at the right time. It [Milan] was the right club.
“And I just felt, you know what, I need to go and try something different because I don’t want to live after football saying I wish I’d have just explored something different and come to a club like this. I think it was the right fit for me.”
Walker is, as reports suggest, set to be a big player in the future of the Rossoneri, with several managerial candidates considering him as one of the big three players to build around next season, with a rebuild planned.
To make his move permanent, the Diavolo would pay €5 million, as agreed in the January mercato.
