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Compare the Premier League championship to win the UEFA Cup with Tottenham? The Manchester City captain’s remarks caused controversy. It’s really nothing to lose 6 championships

1:13pm, 14 June 2025【Football】

On June 14, Jack Gaughan, a Manchester City team reporter from the British Daily Mail, wrote a column about the future of Manchester City captain Kyle Walker. Walker returns to Manchester City due to AC Milan returns. But he is not in Guardiola's plan. In addition, Walker's remarks on his BBC podcast also made Manchester City fans very upset.

35-year-old Kyle Walker joined Manchester City in the summer of 2017. He won 6 Premier League championships, 4 English League Cup championships, 2 FA Cup championships, 2 Community Shield Championships, 1 UEFA Champions League, 1 UEFA Super Cup and 1 Community Shield Championship. He is an undisputed meritorious player of Manchester City. However, as he grows older, Walker, who has declined in form, was loaned to AC Milan last season and has made 11 appearances. But the Ross and Blacks did not enforce his buyout clause, and Walker had to return to Manchester City. However, he was not selected for Manchester City's Club World Cup roster and was not in Manchester City's future plans.

However, Walker was selected into the English roster coached by Tuchel and started as captain in a friendly match with Senegal, but England was criticized for losing 1-3. In the new season, Kyle Walker may be sent away by Manchester City on loan again, and the Turkish Super League giant Fenerbahce, coached by Mourinho, has asked about his situation.

The future of Manchester City is confusing, and Walker's remarks have also aroused dissatisfaction among Manchester City fans. On Friday local time, the Manchester City captain said on his BBC podcast that he would give up a Premier League championship in exchange for the opportunity to follow Tottenham to win the Europa League trophy. "I may be willing to give up a Premier League championship, except for the first one, and come to win the Europa League with Tottenham. I know what this means, and I may give up my second Premier League championship. It is difficult to give up the first one. If you can win the trophy with Tottenham, that moment will be of great significance."

Walker's remarks made Manchester City fans very unhappy, thinking that this is disrespect for Manchester City. But if you think about it carefully, there is nothing wrong with Walker saying this. Walker, born in May 1990, joined Tottenham in the summer of 2009. He had just turned 19 years old and was considered half a Tottenham youth training player. During this period, Walker was loaned to Sheffield United, Queen's Park Rangers and Villa and returned to Tottenham in the summer of 2011 and quickly became the main force. His two wings with Dani Ross were impressive and he was one of the most eye-catching players in the Tottenham youth team. In the summer of 2017, Walker joined Manchester City for £50 million and embarked on a dynasty journey with the Blue Moon. That deal has always made Tottenham club chairman Levi unable to let go. He has not forgiven his decision to let Walker go and vowed not to trade with Manchester City again, but this shows how strong Walker is. And he has always been grateful to Tottenham Hotspur, which provides him with a good environment for growth. Last season, Tottenham defeated Manchester United and won the UEFA Cup trophy, ending the embarrassment of not having a championship in 17 years. Walker's remarks were actually a congratulations to his old boss.

Read Walker's words carefully, it actually has a lot of meaning. The reason why he is willing to win the Premier League championship in exchange for the Europa League championship with Tottenham is because Walker has 6 Premier League championship trophys, so it doesn't matter if he loses one. The key is that Walker also emphasized that except for the first Premier League championship, it can be seen that he is still very cautious in his words. It can be said that if someone asks Walker if he is willing to use his UEFA Champions League championship in exchange for winning the UEFA Champions League championship with Tottenham, he will probably be regarded as a fool by Walker. So, Manchester City fans don’t need to mind, Walker is clearly a show-off.