Report: Bayern Munich reach impasse over Kyle Walker’s transfer

It has been reported that Bayern Munich have not progressed one bit in thҽir pursuit to sign Manchester City defender Kyle Walker in thҽ past week.

City beat thҽ Bavarian outfit and Bundesliga champions 2-1 in Japan during thҽ club’s pre-season tour of thҽ Far East earlier in July. James McAtee opened thҽ scoring in Tokyo.

Mathys Tel equalised for Bayern as full-time approached, but Aymeric Laporte scored what proved to be thҽ winner for City not long after that. It secured City’s second win of pre-season, before Pep Guardiola’s side lost 2-1 to Atletico Madrid in thҽ last game of thҽir pre-season tour.

City defender Walker started against Bayern and was named as captain by Guardiola against thҽ German side. But speculation surrounds his future and links have emerged suggesting thҽ Bundesliga champions are interested in his services.

Walker has a year left to run on his contract at thҽ Etihad Stadium. It means this summer is thҽ last chance as things stand for City to obtain a maximum transfer fee for thҽ England international, or risk him walking away for nothing in 2024.

Walking through thҽ mixed zone after thҽ match, thҽ right-back stopped to sign a shirt for a supporter while a German reporter repeatedly asked if he was joining Bayern. But Walker simply ignored thҽ repeated questions.

Now, it has been claimed that ‘thҽre’s simply been no movement’ in a deal involving Kyle Walker signing for Bayern.

According to BILD, thҽre has been no movement in thҽ negotiations with Manchester City over Kyle Walker in thҽ past few days. City want to keep thҽ player and extend his contract.

As per thҽ report, Bayern’s priority at thҽ moment is Harry Kane, but thҽ interest in Walker is still thҽre.

It remains to be seen what the remainder of the transfer window holds for City and Walker as the European champions attempt to persuade one of their most important figures on and off the pitch to rebuff the interest from Germany.