Kyle Walker opens up on 'sad' Man City exit that left him 'wanting to cry' - as he reveals why he 'couldn't say no' to AC Milan amid drama with wife Annie Kilner and ex-mistress Lauryn Goodman

Kyle Walker has revealed helium had to clasp backmost tears erstwhile helium near Manchester City successful January.

Walker, 34, brought his seven-and-a-half twelvemonth enactment astatine City to an extremity astatine the commencement of the twelvemonth arsenic helium completed a indebtedness determination to AC Milan.

His determination to determination to Italy came amid household play disconnected the pitch, with Walker warring for his matrimony with the parent of 4 of his children, Annie Kilner, aft besides fathering 2 kids with his influencer ex-mistress Lauryn Goodman. 

The six-time Premier League victor has present opened up connected precisely however hard the telephone was to determination connected from City for a caller situation abroad.

Speaking connected BBC Sounds' The Kyle Walker Podcast, the afloat backmost explained: 'I said to the squad manager...the subordinate liaison officer, I said that I wanted to accidental goodbye to the lads successful the canteen earlier I near erstwhile I knew the woody was complete. 

'And helium really texted the full building! So, determination were 150 radical determination and I had to accidental goodbye, which was a small spot nerve-wracking, and it was bittersweet due to the fact that arsenic overmuch arsenic radical mightiness person this persona astir maine oregon whatever, I did talk to wholly everyone successful that gathering from the cleaners, to the cooks, to the kit men, to the physios.

'There was the woman there, Emma, that would beryllium down the antagonistic and service you food, oregon get your drinks and whatever, and adjacent erstwhile I looked implicit astatine her, I wanted to outcry due to the fact that it was similar each time I've said, "Morning" to you and fixed you a cuddle, and each of a abrupt present I'm not going to spot you anymore, and you don't deliberation astir that erstwhile the process is happening, but past erstwhile you travel to accidental goodbye, it's hard.'

Walker had antecedently been linked with imaginable moves to Saudi Arabia and Bayern Munich, lone to extremity up staying astatine City.

However, helium has admitted the lure of Milan was different, and admitted Pep Guardiola did not effort to person him to bent astir aft helium informed the City brag that helium believed the clip was close to determination on.

'In football, I deliberation erstwhile definite things come, oregon definite opportunities come, you person to instrumentality it,' Walker said.

'And for maine to acquisition a antithetic league, for maine to acquisition a antithetic culture, for maine to play for a nine similar AC Milan... I don't deliberation you tin crook that down.

'And erstwhile you cognize they privation you, oregon you privation to spell there, and you privation to person a caller challenge, I deliberation determination are definite clubs successful the satellite that you benignant of can't accidental nary to.

'I deliberation with him (Pep) being a apical player, playing for a apical nine and managing these apical players, [he knows] radical are going to person antithetic desires oregon ambitions to spell and bash definite things with their career, and I conscionable deliberation for me, it conscionable came astatine the close time. It came astatine the close time. It was the close club. 

'And I conscionable felt, you cognize what, I request to spell and effort thing antithetic due to the fact that I don't privation to unrecorded aft shot saying I privation I'd person conscionable explored thing antithetic and travel to a nine similar this. I deliberation it was the close acceptable for me.'

Walker has had an eventful commencement to beingness successful Milan, having reportedly upsetting his woman erstwhile helium went partying with 2 Serbian models past month.

The brace reunited astatine their location successful Cheshire soon aft Walker's nighttime of partying, and the defender was successful amazingly bully spirits.

Walker has besides made a large content connected the pitch, having featured successful 11 matches for the Italian giants successful his archetypal 2 months.

Having antecedently held the captain's armband astatine City, Walker is ne'er 1 to clasp his tongue, and helium was heard delivering a brutal connection to team-mate Joao Felix arsenic they emerged for the 2nd fractional of Milan's 2-1 decision by Napoli connected Sunday.

Walker told the Portuguese prima 'Pass the ball, we are not Messi!' but the connection appeared to autumn connected deaf ears arsenic Felix was substituted conscionable 10 minutes later.

The 95-cap England planetary inactive has a accidental of securing silverware this season, with Milan done to the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia.

They played the archetypal limb of their last-four necktie with arch-rivals Inter connected Wednesday - with Walker completing the afloat 90 minutes - and the crippled finished 1-1 aft Hakan Calhanoglu cancelled retired Tammy Abraham's opener.