Man City get Kyle Walker fitness boost as 23-man Champions League final squad confirmed

Kyle Walker has given Manchester City a fitness boost after missing training earlier this week.

City have announced a 23-man squad that have today flown to Istanbul to take on Inter Milan in the Champions League final, with Walker included in the travelling party.

The Blues left the City Football Academy earlier on Thursday, with club staff lining the road out of the training complex and waving flags as the squad took a coach to Manchester Airport. After arriving in Istanbul, they will train at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium on Friday, and Pep Guardiola will provide a more detailed fitness update on his squad.

Walker had been the only player missing when City trained in front of the media on Tuesday, but later reassured reporters he was working individually inside and was not concerned over his fitness for Saturday's final. Now, he has been named in the travelling squad which has no major absentees.

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Kevin De Bruyne and Bernardo Silva had picked up knocks in Saturday's FA Cup final, but both had offered their own reassurances that they were fine for the Champions League final and both were part of the squad.

Youngsters Rico Lewis and Cole Palmer were also on the plane, having been part of City's Champions League campaign in the group stages and knockout rounds. January signing Maximo Perrone is also in the group having returned from the U20 World Cup after Argentina's exit.

Man City travelling squad for Champions League final:

Ederson, Ortega, Carson; Ake, Akanji, Dias, Stones, Laporte, Walker, Lewis, Gomez; Rodri, Gundogan, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Phillips, Perrone, Grealish, Foden, Mahrez, Palmer, Haaland, Alvarez.

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