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Inside Kyle Walker's incredible life with his wife Annie as the couple prepare to move overseas
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Inside Kyle Walker's incredible life with his wife Annie as the couple prepare to move overseas

Kyle Walker and Annie Kilner reportedly call off their divorce (Image: Getty)Kyle Walker's life is about to take a new direction as the England right-back prepares to leave Manchester City.AC Milan are expected to be the 34-year-old's landing spot after he told Pep Guardiola he wants to leave the Etihad Stadium. There had been strong interest in the Saudi Pro League, but Walker was said to have given up on the prospect of moving to the Middle East to stay close to his family.Walker's long-term relationship with Annie Kilner appeared to be coming to an end when they filed divorce papers last year. But after spending time together over Christmas, it is understood they are on the mend.A move to Saudi Arabia is said to have brought the couple and their four children vast riches, wi...
Abdukodir Khusanov's first words as a Man City player after £33.8m move confirmed
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Abdukodir Khusanov's first words as a Man City player after £33.8m move confirmed

Abdukodir Khusanov is a Man City player (Image: MAN CITY FC)Uzbek defender Abdukodir Khusanov has signed a four-and-a-half year deal with Manchester City from Ligue 1 side RC Lens.The young talent's transfer is expected to cost £33.8m (€40m), with additional bonuses included in the fine print.The 20-year-old's signing represents a first for an Uzbek national and he will wear the number 45 shirt for the Premier League champions.With the deal confirmed, Khusanov told Man City's official channels: "I'm absolutely delighted to be joining Manchester City, a club I've loved watching for a long time. const loadOvpScript=()=>{let el=document.createElement('script');el.setAttribute('src','https://live.primis.tech/live/liveView.php?s=114291&vp_content=plembed3e7arguyxmsj&cbuster=...
Ange Postecoglou in frosty exchange with interviewer as Tottenham boss feels the heat
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Ange Postecoglou in frosty exchange with interviewer as Tottenham boss feels the heat

Ange Postecoglou was not in a chatty mood after Spurs' defeat to Everton (Image: Air Sports)Ange Postecoglou had a frosty exchange with a journalist after Tottenham's 3-2 defeat to Spurs.Tottenham remain stuck in the bottom half of the Premier League table, just eight points above the bottom three.Spurs are yet to win a Premier League game this calendar year, with Everton ripping their backline to shreds during a grueling first half.Strikes from Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Iliman Ndiaye put Everton into a 2-0 lead, with an Archie Gray own goal adding salt to their wounds just before the break. const loadOvpScript=()=>{let el=document.createElement('script');el.setAttribute('src','https://live.primis.tech/live/liveView.php?s=114291&vp_content=plembed3e7arguyxmsj&cbuster=%%CACHEBUSTER%...
Transfer news LIVE: Man Utd on the verge of huge breakthrough as Chelsea target £84m star
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Transfer news LIVE: Man Utd on the verge of huge breakthrough as Chelsea target £84m star

Express Sport keeps you up to date with all the latest January transfer news (Image: Getty)Manchester United are still awaiting the sale which could serve as the trigger for a January transfer spree at Old Trafford. And they could soon get it, with Antony, Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho among those strongly linked elsewhere.Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has admitted his side will act on the market if the right opportunity presents itself, while Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou is desperate for further reinforcements after welcoming Antonin Kinsky earlier in the window .Clubs in the Premier League and beyond have just two weeks left to get their squads into full working order before heading to the end of the season.Follow Express sportLive transfer updates from below... const loadOvpS...
Man Utd set to miss out on exciting £10m wonderkid to Arsenal or Man City
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Man Utd set to miss out on exciting £10m wonderkid to Arsenal or Man City

Sverre Nypan played against Man Utd in pre-season (Image: Getty)Arsenal and Manchester City are set to soon find out if they have won the race for Norwegian prodigy Sverre Nypan.The 18-year-old Rosenberg midfielder is represented by super agent Rafaela Pimenta and is considering his next steps after holding discussions with several top European clubs.The final decision of the player and his representatives is now expected to be confirmed to the parties concerned in the coming weeks.Arsenal and City are considered two of the main contenders for his signature, although there is also strong interest from abroad. const loadOvpScript=()=>{let el=document.createElement('script');el.setAttribute('src','https://live.primis.tech/live/liveView.php?s=114291&vp_content=plembed3e7arguyxmsj&cbuster=%%CA...
Man City face Champions League headache as Pep Guardiola eyes January fifth signing
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Man City face Champions League headache as Pep Guardiola eyes January fifth signing

Pep Guardiola spends money in January transfer window (Image: Getty)Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is leading a huge £250m transfer window spending spree that could see up to six new faces at the Etihad this month - but he's giving himself a headache for the Champions League.Following the club's decision to secure back-to-back Golden Boot winner Erling Haaland a nine-and-a-half year contract extension, the champions had initially planned to wait for new director of football Hugo Viana to be formally appointed this summer . , but this has now been abandoned.Instead, Viana worked closely with current negotiator Txiki Begeristain to finalize deals for Eintracht Frankfurt's Egyptian striker Omar Marmoush, Lens' Uzbek defender Abdukodir Khusanov and Brazilian teenage central...
Man City's £190m transfer spree 'suggests they will avoid Premier League relegation'
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Man City's £190m transfer spree 'suggests they will avoid Premier League relegation'

Pep Guardiola set to welcome several new signings to his Man City squad (Image: Getty)Manchester City's astonishing spending of more than £1 billion is being interpreted as a decisive indicator that the football heavyweights will win their legal battle against the Premier League.The Etihad Stadium side are embarking on a recruitment drive which could see up to six new faces come through this month, paying a staggering £250m.Pep Guardiola's side have also agreed a new £240million deal with star Erling Haaland, promising him a weekly salary of £500,000 for the next ten years. Meanwhile, the club's Abu Dhabi and American financiers have already shelled out £300million to build a new stand, luxury hotel and leisure center in the stadium's northern enclosure.Not to mention they ...
Ex-Chelsea footballer lined up for KSI boxing fight in major career move
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Ex-Chelsea footballer lined up for KSI boxing fight in major career move

Former Chelsea footballer Wayne Bridge is reportedly set to take on KSI in a boxing match. (Image: Getty/Express Sport)Former Chelsea footballer Wayne Bridge is reportedly set for a surprise career move after being named as KSI's next boxing opponent.The former Chelsea and Manchester City star won the Premier League under Jose Mourinho in 2004-05 and added the FA Cup and EFL Cup in 2006-07.He joined Manchester City in 2009, where he spent three years before being loaned out to West Ham, Brighton and Sunderland.The former England international retired from football in 2014 after leaving Reading. But he has remained in the spotlight as he is married to singer Frankie Bridge (née Sandford), the former lead singer of girlband The Saturdays. const loadOvpScript=()=>{let el=document.createEl...
Four transfer targets identified by Man Utd scouts have joined Man City after advice was ignored
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Four transfer targets identified by Man Utd scouts have joined Man City after advice was ignored

Manchester United reportedly missed the opportunity to sign seven players recommended by their former scouts, with four of them later joining rivals Manchester City.The list, compiled by former head of scouting Jim Lawlor and world head of scouting Marcel Bout, included Rodri, Erling Haaland, Jack Grealish, Declan Rice, Jude Bellingham, Kai Havertz and Joao Cancelo. Rodri, Haaland, Grealish and Cancelo have continued to thrive under Pep Guardiola.Lawlor joined United in 2006 during the reign of Sir Alex Ferguson and remained chief scouts until the summer of 2022, when he left to make way for Erik Ten Hag. Bout, who was initially part of former head coach Louis van Gaal's coaching staff, became global head of scouting in 2016 but also left United alongside Lawlor.The reshuffle was seen ...
Erling Haaland's release clause is a drop in the ocean compared to the world's most expensive release clause
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Erling Haaland's release clause is a drop in the ocean compared to the world's most expensive release clause

Erling Haaland has signed an important new deal. (Image: Getty)Erling Haaland's new contract with Manchester City reportedly contains a staggering release clause, but that figure pales in comparison to the stars of Barcelona FC and Real Madrid. On Friday, news broke that the Norwegian striker had signed a nine-and-a-half year contract with the Etihad, which would keep him at the club until the summer of 2034.His previous salary of £375,000 a week would have been increased by £125,000, but the figures do not include bonuses and image rights.However, the 24-year-old has a release clause in his new contract, which can be triggered from 2029.But not only would a club have to wait five years to activate this clause, they would also have to offer a whopping £250 million. This surpasses the c...