Kyle Walker completes loan move to AC Milan from Manchester City until the end of the season

Manchester City captain Kyle Walker has sealed a loan switch to AC Milan until the end of the season.

The 34-year-old decided on seeking a new challenge last month after a difficult campaign with the Premier League champions.

Pep Guardiola revealed in early January that Walker was keen for a fresh start elsewhere and sources close to the player quickly ruled out the potential of the Saudi Pro League.

In interest driven by adviser Zlatan Ibrahimovic, AC beat competition to land the right back and have the option of purchasing him permanently in the summer.

Walker wanted to remain in Europe and has aspirations of reaching a century of England caps under new boss Thomas Tuchel.

He is currently seven appearances shy of 100 and the Three Lions have two home World Cup qualifiers against Albania and Latvia in March.

The veteran defender informed Pep Guardiola of his desire to leave the Etihad earlier this month

His estranged wife served him with divorce papers in October (pictured with three of their children Roman, 12, Riaan, eight, and Reign, six, in December 2023)

AC are paying all of Walker’s sizeable wages through the duration of the loan. Matheus Nunes has been filling in as City’s right back in recent weeks. 

The defender has been one of the best full backs in the Premier League over the past decade, with the right back shining for Tottenham and Manchester City.

During his time at the Etihad, Walker has lifted 17 trophies, including six Premier League titles. 

His dip in form has also come while issues in his wider private life have been played out in the public domain as he battles to save his marriage.

Walker is set to start the new chapter of his life alongside his wife Annie Kilnerand their four children after the couple have seemingly patched up their relationship after being on the verge of divorce a year ago.

A well-placed source told MailOnline: His wife Annie will be on the plane with him along with the kids. They’ve had well publicised struggles but are now looking to put all that behind them and start afresh in Italy.’

‘The plan is for Annie to join Kyle in Italy. Kyle and Annie have had a terrible year.

‘She was very close to filing for divorce at the end of last year. It looks like she’s changed her mind about the divorce for the time being and she will go to Italy with Kyle and the kids.

‘With all the problems they have had with Lauryn, who knows, maybe Milan will be a fresh start for them?’

Walker’s private life was turned upside down in December 2023 when it was revealed that he had fathered a secret daughter with reality star Lauryn Goodman in 2022. The pair also had a son in 2020.

Kilner served Kyle with divorce papers in October and kicked him out of the marital home after discovering he had a second child with Lauryn Goodman

Along with his four children with Annie, Walker also has two kids with Lauryn Goodman

Childhood sweetheart Kilner, who started dating Kyle when she was 16, was pregnant with their fourth child at the time.

She had been planning on divorcing him but the couple put on a united front this Christmas at the family home with their four children, Roman, 13, Riaan, eight, six-year-old Reign and baby Rezon.

Kilner moved the footballer back into the marital home amid ‘second thoughts’ over the pair’s £27million divorce.

It comes as Lauryn Goodman has reportedly made a plea to her ex Kyle Walker as she plans to quit the UK with their children.

The influencer, 33, is said to have asked the footballer’s permission to rent out her home while she temporarily lives abroad in Dubai with their two children, Kairo, four, and 16-month-old daughter Kinara.

Lauryn and her two children currently reside in a £2.4million Sussex mansion owned by Walker, purchased as part of her outlandish demands for child maintenance contributions.

And according to The Sun, Lauryn has contacted his lawyers to query about renting it out as she yearns for a ‘change of scenery’ after facing backlash amid their paternity scandal.

was close to leaving for Bayern Munich after the treble-winning campaign in 2023 but opted to stay at the Etihad Stadium and was later made captain.

His form since, however, has been mixed and 20-year-old Rico Lewis has been preferred at right-back at times this term. Walker has not started for City since the derby loss to Manchester United on December 15.