“I was very close to moving" Kyle Walker says he almost joined Bayern Munich from Manchester City

Walker said yes to joining Bayern before extending his deal at City

Kyle Walker acknowledged that he attempted to go from Manchester City to Bayern Munich in order to get away from the problems surrounding his private life.

In the past few weeks, Walker has been in the news due to his romance with television actress Lauryn Goodman, with whom he had two daughters.

He verbally consented to a £15 million transfer from Man City to Bayern Munich in July to join Harry Kane in Germany, despite all the drama in his personal life.

He expressed his regret to his wife Annie, with whom he has three children and anticipates a fourth, in a conversation with The Sun.

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“Did I want to leave? No, of course not, I’m in the best team in the world.” “I was very close to moving. I was going to a big club, a huge club. But in the end, if I’m in Germany and I find myself alone… There’s pain and emotion right now but I can go home, take the kids to school and my little boy to soccer.”

He added: “I tried to escape. Did I want to leave City? No, of course I didn’t. We’re the best team in the world at the minute. But it was a chance to get away from England and the media I was going to get.

“I was aware the clock was ticking. I came very close to moving. We were having conversations. I was going to a great club, a massive club. But in the end I couldn’t go. “If I’m in Germany and this happens, Annie leaves and I’m now in Germany on my own.

“My kids wouldn’t be around the corner where I can see them. There’s pain and emotion at the moment but I can go to the house, take the kids to school, and my little lad to football.”

“[Pep Guardiola] didn’t know what was happening,” he explained. “I didn’t want to tell him because I didn’t want him to think I wasn’t mentally there. I can’t thank him enough for the understanding and belief he’s shown in me through four years.”

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