Milan's Walker open to Man City return in summer

Kyle Walker has near the doorway unfastened to a instrumentality to Manchester City successful the summer, saying "the section is not afloat closed."

The erstwhile City captain, whose declaration astatine the nine runs until 2026, left the nine successful January to articulation AC Milan connected indebtedness until the extremity of the season.

While the Serie A broadside person an enactment to marque the woody imperishable successful the summer, the 34-year-old suggested helium could instrumentality to the Etihad Stadium successful the summer.

On his BBC podcast "You'll Never Beat Kyle Walker," the defender spoke of the days preceding his City exit and however "150 people" were determination for his farewell.

"But, aft I said my goodbyes, Pep [Guardiola] got up and spoke and said a truly bully connection to me, conscionable saying convey you for everything. But, listen, it's not over. I'm conscionable connected indebtedness here," helium said.

"I've got to instrumentality that into information that I tin spell back. Obviously, some parties request to travel to an statement travel the extremity of the play and ... Listen, the chapter's not afloat closed, but we'll spot what happens."

Walker was dropped from the City lineup towards the extremity of 2024 owing to his mediocre signifier and pursuing their FA Cup triumph implicit Salford City successful January, Guardiola confirmed that helium had asked to permission the club to research opportunities abroad.

Despite the abrupt mode of his exit, Walker said helium near the nine connected bully terms.

"I've got nary atrocious words -- thing antagonistic to accidental whatsoever astir Manchester City," helium said.

"What that club's done for maine some connected and disconnected the tract is incredible. When you instrumentality yourself distant from the bubble, you deliberation astir however fortunate you was.

"That's nary disrespect to immoderate of the different clubs I played for, but the 7 years we had there, I don't deliberation it volition hap again successful football."