Kyle Walker will ‘absolutely’ retain his position as Manchester City’s captain despite the scandal enveloping him, Pep Guardiola has confirmed.
Guaridola claimed that it was the ‘team’s decision’ to keep him in the post.
The 33-year-old has been branded a ‘disgace’ by fans after he admitted to fathering a secret child during his marriage to ‘best friend’ Annie Kilner.
Asked if Walker will remain captain, Guardiola said: ‘Absolutely, because it was the team’s decision, not mine.’
Kyle Walker will ‘absolutely’ remain Manchester City’s captain, Pep Guardiola has said, as it was the ‘team’s decision’
Walker’s two-year marriage to Annie, who he met as a teenager, is in tatters after the Manchester City and England full-back was named as the father of influencer Lauryn Goodman’s five-month old daughter.
He had already fathered a son, three year-old Kairo, with Lauryn following an earlier separation from Annie in 2020.
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