Kyle Walker's position for Man City and England has never been stronger after summer transfer gamble
Back in June, it felt like Kyle Walker's Manchester City career was over. Despite winning the treble, Walker was out of favour and wasn't happy at being left out of the Champions League final starting XI.
He had played in the FA Cup final a week before, but had been in and out of the Premier League side that held off Arsenal and was no longer guaranteed to start in the big games.
Shortly after the celebrations after Istanbul died down, reports emerged from Germany that Walker had an offer from Bayern Munich and that he was minded to accept it.
The move made sense - Bayern are one of the only sides who can rival City in Europe for the Champions League, and if Walker was guaranteed regular football in Munich, it would aid his case for England ahead of next summer's European Championship.