Walker the most expensive defender in the world

City agree huge fee of more than £50m with Tottenham to make Walker the most expensive defender in the world

Kyle Walker will become the most expensive defender in the world when he joins Manchester City on Friday in a deal worth over £50million. Walker will have his medical on Friday.

Walker’s former club Sheffield United are also due around £5m from a sell-on clause which gave them 10 per cent of the fee of his next transfer. 

City and Tottenham had been £10m apart in their valuation but City accelerated talks after missing out on back-up Dani Alves, who snubbed their advances in favour of joining Paris Saint-Germain.

Pep Guardiola had identified Walker as his main target at right back after allowing Pablo Zabaleta and Bacary Sagna to leave. 

Walker, 27, who will sign a five-year deal, is expected to go on tour with City on Monday and could line up against Spurs in the International Champions Cup in Nashville, Tennessee, on July 29.