{"id":14471,"date":"2023-04-24T11:21:15","date_gmt":"2023-04-24T10:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/?p=14471"},"modified":"2023-04-24T11:21:20","modified_gmt":"2023-04-24T10:21:20","slug":"ac-milan-interested-in-man-citys-kyle-walker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/ac-milan-interested-in-man-citys-kyle-walker\/","title":{"rendered":"AC Milan interested in Man City&#8217;s Kyle Walker\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Italian Serie A giants AC Milan are reportedly interested in signing Manchester City right-back Kyle Walker at the end of the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The English defender has been an ever-present fixture in Pep Guardiola&#8217;s side since he joined City from Tottenham for \u00a350m in 2017.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, in recent months,&nbsp; Walker has struggled for minutes in Guardiola&#8217;s setup. 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He has started just two Premier League matches in the last two months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/chelsea-confident-of-beating-man-united-and-psg-to-victor-osimhens-signing-despite-the-absence-of-champions-league-football\/\">Chelsea confident of beating Man United and PSG to Victor Osimhen&#8217;s signing despite the absence of Champions League football<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guardiola prefers to use a system that doesn&#8217;t require a conventional right-back, meaning that Manuel Akanji, John Stones and Rico Lewis are ahead of Walker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to The Telegraph, AC Milan is looking to add Walker to their squad ahead of next season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/football\/2023\/04\/23\/why-manchester-city-can-emulate-man-utd-and-win-treble\/\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The 31-year-old has one year remaining on his contract at the Etihad, so Milan are looking to take advantage of the situation. 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