Kyle Walker is about to become the world’s most expensive defender and the
Frederik Andersen Authentic Jersey costliest English player of all time, after Tottenham Hotspur accepted a bid worth ?53m from Manchester City. The package includes ?3m of add-ons and takes Walker beyond David Luiz on the list of defenders and above Raheem Sterling in terms of players from England. David Luiz cost ?50m when he moved from Chelsea to Paris Saint-Germain in 2014 and City paid ?49m to Liverpool, including add-ons, for Sterling in 2015. Walker’s move had been expected, with Pep Guardiola having made the signing of full-backs a priority and making the England international his No1 target at right-back. City are also trying to sign the left-back Benjamin Mendy, who has been left out of Monaco’s squad for a pre-season tour of Switzerland. Daniel Levy’s iron fist controls Tottenham’s transfer balancing act Read more The negotiations over Walker have been protracted, with Daniel Levy, the Spurs chairman, feeling empowered to drive the hardest of bargains. Walker was the best right?back in England last season, according to the Professional Footballers’ Association, which named him in its team of the year, and, at 27, he is not only highly experienced in the Premier League but about to enter his prime. Levy wanted the basic figure of ?50m and City were reluctant to go above ?40m but, in the end, they paid up to break the deadlock. They had missed out
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