Manchester City defender Kyle Walker signs new two-year contract extension

Manchester City defender Kyle Walker has ended speculation about his future by signing a new two-year contract extension.

The England full-back, who joined City in 2017, was close to joining Bayern Munich in the summer but has now committed to the club until the summer of 2026.

Walker, whose previous deal was set to expire at the end of the season, has enjoyed a fine week which also included his first international goal on the event of his 77th cap, in the 1-1 draw with Ukraine.

The defender said: “I’m thrilled to sign a new deal. My future is with Manchester City and that is the best thing for me.

“I’ve enjoyed every single moment of the past six years at this fantastic club. I have an amazing coach, great teammates and staff, and our fans are the best. I feel supported on every single level."

The 33-year-old played 39 games across all competitions last season as the club won a treble, including their first ever Champions League title.

He said that the offer to continue with a team now winning almost every competition in which it participates was impossible to turn down.

“It's the team," Walker said when asked for his reasons. "I think that in this team there's something special.

"Obviously, just coming back after an amazing high of last season in winning the treble and finally getting the Champions League, which is the one trophy that we didn't have as a as a group and as collectively, I wanted to go and do it again.

"The lads have got that hunger again to go and achieve something really special again this season, fingers crossed. So I wanted to be a part of it and I didn't want to miss out on that.”

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