During his six years at the Etihad Stadium, the 33-year-old has won 14 trophies, including five Premier League championships, four EFL Cups, two FA Cups, two Community Shields, and the Champions League.
Walker has appeared 254 times for the Citizens in all competitions, including 31 starts in 39 games during the 2022–23 season, which saw the Citizens capture the Triple Crown.
The England international was briefly benched by Guardiola before regaining his usual starting spot in the second half of the season, when he started 11 of City’s final 13 games.
Walker, though, was noticeably omitted from Guardiola’s starting lineup for the Champions League championship match against Inter Milan last week. Walker entered the game as a replacement for the final eight minutes.
After deciding against a permanent transfer for Joao Cancelo, who spent the second half of the 2022–23 season on loan with the Bavarian giants, Bayern have chosen to intensify their interest in Walker.
The €70 million option-to-buy provision in Cancelo’s contract has not been exercised by Tuchel’s team, and the Portugal international, who made 21 appearances for the German giants, including 15 starts, is now poised to return to the Etihad where his future is uncertain.
Benjamin Pavard is another full-back who might leave the Allianz Arena this summer in addition to Cancelo, who has been connected with Arsenal. After four seasons in Bavaria, Pavard is believed to have voiced a wish to go on.
The Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain have been linked with a big-money deal for Lucas Hernandez, who is also thought to be open to leaving this summer.
If Walker joins Bayern, it is unclear whether Guardiola will attempt to add another right-sided defender to Man City’s roster. John Stones, Manuel Akanji, and 18-year-old Rico Lewis were among those who fought with Walker for regular starts in 2022–2023.
The triple champions are reportedly making well in their negotiations to recruit Josko Gvardiol from RB Leipzig, but they are still trying to expand their alternatives on the left side of defense.