Manchester City are close to completing the signing of Tottenham and England right-back Kyle Walker. The 27-year-old is expected to have a medical and complete the transfer on Friday after the clubs agreed a deal on Wednesday worth \u00a350m plus add-ons.<\/p>\n
Walker, who joined Tottenham from Sheffield United in 2009, will not join up with Spurs for the start of their pre-season training on Friday. Instead, he will travel with City on Monday to start their tour of the USA. The club are also keen to conclude a reported \u00a340m deal for Monaco left-back Benjamin Mendy before they depart.<\/p>\n
The 22-year-old France international was left out of the French champions’ squad for their pre-season trip to Switzerland. City boss Pep Guardiola released three full-backs at the end of last season, including both right-sided players – Pablo Zabaleta and Bacary Sagna. He missed out on the signing of free agent Dani Alves, with the Brazilian joining Paris St-Germain on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Walker made 183 Premier League appearances for Spurs and he has won 27 England caps. The defender, selected in the 2016-17 Premier League team of the year, will become City’s third signing of the summer, after the arrivals of midfielder Bernardo Silva and goalkeeper Ederson Moraes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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