Kyle Walker has already forgotten AC Milan: he starts again in the Premier League

After eight years of triumphs and successes with the Manchester City jersey, Kyle Walker says goodbye for good to the club led by Pep Guardiola. The English full-back, who came back from a six-month spell at AC Milan in the second half of last season, is leaving the Premier League again, but with a new adventure: in fact, Burnley has made his signing official.

The Lancashire club announced Walker’s arrival with a video posted on its social channels, inspired by the famous song Hello by Lionel Richie. An original way to welcome a player of great experience and charisma, ready to bring his leadership to a newly promoted team aiming for safety.

Walker, class of 1990, has signed a two-year contract with the Clarets and the transfer has been finalized outright for a sum that, between the fixed part and bonuses, could reach up to 5 million pounds. It’s a real bargain for Burnley, which is securing an international profile with an impressive palmarès behind him.

Who arrived at Manchester City in the summer of 2017 for 56 million euros from Tottenham, Walker has been instrumental in writing some of the most important pages in the club’s recent history. In a Citizens shirt he won six Premier Leagues, four League Cups, two FA Cups, a Champions League and other trophies. An extraordinary cycle that now comes to an end, leaving a significant void on the right lane of the defense.

Manchester City will now have to identify a replacement equal to the task. In recent games, Guardiola has adapted players such as Matheus Nunes, Rico Lewis and even Manuel Akanji to the role, but it is not out of the question that the club may go back to the market for a thick purchase who can pick up the technical and character legacy left by Walker.