Author: Amrit Santlani
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has insisted that the three-time world champions will “fight” to keep Kyle Walker, amid interest from Bayern Munich.
It has been reported that the Bavarians are looking to sign Walker to strengthen their defensive line, as Benjamin Pavard is expected to leave the Allianz Arena. The Frenchman is one of the names on Man City’s list should Walker leave the Etihad after winning everything club soccer has to offer with City.
However, even with replacements ready, the Premier League giants plan to keep Walker in Manchester at all costs.
In an interview with Atletic’s Sam Lee, Guardiola said: “We hope that Kyle Walker will stay with us. I’ve heard Tuchel’s comments about Kyle, and I’ll say the same. What I can say is that he’s a very important player for us. The clubs are in touch, we’re going to fight for him.“
The Bavarians also have their eye on Harry Kane. After two bids rejected by Tottenham, the Bundesliga side are expected to make a third offer soon.
Speaking about Bayern’s interest in Kane, club president Hainer said: “I don’t think we have many international stars here in the Bundesliga anymore. Bayern always try to bring in stars. Harry Kane is a very attractive player, captain and top scorer for England. He would do us and the Bundesliga a world of good“.
And that’s not all, the German club are also monitoring David Raya, with Brentford looking to generate a fee of around £40 million. Yann Sommer is on the verge of leaving the club and is Inter Milan’s top priority. Raya is one of the names on Bayern’s list. Sadio Mane is another name who could be on his way out, having been considered expendable by the Bavarians.
Mané’s agent, Björn Bezemer, is expected to travel to Japan to negotiate a deal with Al Nassr after the Senegalese striker gave the green light to join Cristiano Ronaldo in the Saudi Pro League.
Liverpool have contacted Southampton about Roméo Lavia, spoken to the player’s representatives, and the Saints will probably ask for a fee of 50 million pounds.