Pep Guardiola's crafty plan to persuade Kyle Walker to signal a brand new deal at Manchester City has labored wonders. The England full-back has prolonged his keep on the Etihad Stadium till the summer time of 2026 in a transfer that may see him stay on the membership till the tip of his profession.

Walker got here near becoming a member of Bayern Munich final month and was even stated to have agreed private phrases with the German champions. He finally determined to remain at City and has since dedicated his long-term future to the membership he joined in 2017, which noticed him turn into the world's most costly defender earlier than Harry Maguire's transfer to Manchester United two years later.

The 33-year-old informed City's official website: "My future is with Manchester City and that is the best thing for me. I have an amazing coach, great team-mates and staff and our fans are the best. The treble-winning season is one I will never forget and we’re ready to go again and try to win more trophies."

It comes after Walker revealed that he selected to remain in Manchester after having dinner with Guardiola, who he credit with convincing him to snub Bayern Munich's advances. He admitted that he was tempted by the prospect of transferring to Germany however ended up having no regrets about persevering with his profession on the Etihad Stadium.

"I have a really good relationship with Pep and he was kind enough to invite me out for food," Walker informed The Times. "He paid the bill, for once! It was good to know his plans for the future and for this season and what he wants to do.

"Being one of many senior members, and standing within the captaincy, it was vital to get Pep’s views and put my view of what the lads really feel for the season coming ahead. It was shut however in soccer issues can occur, selections will be made, issues can flip. It wasn’t meant to be.

"Would I have enjoyed the experience? Of course I would have done [but] I love the place, I’ve experienced things I only dreamed of here, especially the last season, so why would you want to leave a club like this?"

Walker performed an enormous half in City's treble-winning season final time round, making a complete of 39 appearances in all competitions. He has since performed each minute of the brand new Premier League marketing campaign and has emerged as City's stand-in skipper following Kevin de Bruyne's damage of their opening recreation in opposition to Burnley.

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