Kyle Walker departure would give Pep Guardiola another dilemma at Man City

Ilkay Gundogan might not be the only legend Manchester City wave goodbye to this summer.

With players gradually returning to their clubs after a well-deserved holiday the transfer window should begin to pick up pace in the coming weeks and there's still plenty of time for deals to be done. Gundogan left for Barcelona when his contract expired but the futures of Bernardo Silva, Riyad Mahrez, Aymeric Laporte, Joao Cancelo and, most notably, Kyle Walker, all remain uncertain.

Walker particularly look like he'd edging closer to the exit door after six highly successful seasons at City. The defender has won all there is to win at the Etihad but grew frustrated last season after losing his place in the side with Pep Guardiola shifting to an all centre-back defence.

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Walker did fight his way back into the starting XI in the season run-in but was then a mildly surprising omission from the team in the Champions League final. Though he was delighted with the win over Inter, he couldn't hide his disappointment over being named on the bench.

"Being a leader. Obviously, I'm always going to be disappointed when I'm not playing but I'm 33 now and my example sets on to the younger lads. I made the speech before they went out and I was true to my word," he told BT Sport after the famous win.

Walker's exit would signal the end of an era at Guardiola's City. It was his signing in 2017 that truly ushered in City's period of dominance as he was the significant upgrade at full-back the manager desperately required. Many scoffed at the £50million price tag but he proved he was worth every penny.

Guardiola spent £130million on full-backs that summer alone and for him to go