Kyle Walker and Annie to 'move to Italy' as he plans Manchester City exit
Kyle Walker and his wife Annie Kilner are said to be looking at moving to Italy just days after the Mirror revealed that the couple are looking forward to their future
Kyle Walker and his wife Annie Kilner are said to be looking at moving to Italy just days after the Mirror revealed that the couple are looking forward to their futureKyle Walker and his wife Annie Kilner are weighing up their options after his decision to leave Manchester City (
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Kyle Walker and Annie Kilner are eyeing up a move to Italy.
The news comes just days after the Manchester City defender asked to to leave the club this month. Walker was left out of City's squad for the FA Cup win over Salford, after boss Pep Guardiola revealed the 34-year-old right-back wants to leave after eight years. AC Milan have emerged as the favourites to sign Walker, with Guardiola admitting any deal has to be right for City as well as the England international. "I don't know," said Pep, when asked if he will select Walker while his future remains unresolved. "It depends on how we are going to train. It depends on him.
"The situation is different now, but the transfer window will finish when it finishes and I don't know what's going to happen. I said to Kyle now it's a question of the market. He is an incredible player, with incredible physicality and when he's focused he's unstoppable as a right-back."
Now, sources claim that Walker is setting his sights on Inter Milan, despite AC Milan also expressing an interest in him. On Friday, the Mirror revealed that Kyle and Annie were putting their "divorce plans" to the back of their minds and were firmly focused on their relationship as they prepared for a new chapter in their life.
Kyle Walker and Annie Kilner are said to be planning a move to Italy with their family
It comes after Walker expressed his interest in leaving Manchester City (
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Speaking to The Sun, a source said: "Neither of them know what the future holds. But they're hopeful a switch to Italy will give them the breathing space they desperately need to see if things can be worked out. It's been impossible to do that in England due to the pressure they've been under for the last 12 months.
"They're hoping time alone will help them decide if there's anything left they can salvage." Their source went on to echo that both Kyle and Annie were adamant that their marriage will not end in divorce, despite his previous infidelities. It was said in October that Annie was allegedly fighting to get half of Kyle's eye-watering £27 million fortune. The pair married in 2022 after a 12 year relationship, having met as teenagers in their hometown of Sheffield.
Meanwhile, reports last week claimed that Annie was putting the brakes on their plans to divorce following speculation that Kyle could sign a "life-changing" deal with a Saudi club which would have seen him earn in excess of £400,000 per week. This, however, was disputed.
Sources close to the couple in Cheshire told us that any speculation that Annie was staying with Kyle for financial gain was "nonsense." "Any suggestion that Annie is staying with Kyle for financial benefit is absolute nonsense and pure speculation," our source told us. They went on to add: "The couple are still navigating their relationship behind the scenes but will always come together to be there for their children who they both absolutely adore.
Amidst the speculation over a move to Saudi, reports suggested that Lauryn Goodman was considering moving to Dubai with the two children she shares with Walker (
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Annie and Kyle have faced several hurdles during their marriage (
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"They enjoyed a family Christmas together and are looking ahead to the new year to see what may be on the horizon," stating that their romance may be on for good. Over the Christmas period, they put on a united front with both Kyle and Annie proudly posing alongside their four children, Roman, 12, Riaan, eight, Reign, six and Rezon, five months as they enjoyed the holidays together.
Throughout the festive holidays, the couple put Kyle's infidelity to the back of their minds, one year on after Lauryn Goodman revealed to Annie on December 27 that he was the father of her daughter, Kinara. Goodman, who recently appeared on Celebs Go Dating told Annie that she wanted to have the "decency" to speak to her personally, explaining that she was open to conversation as Kyle had been lying to them both. Lauryn has two children with Walker, son Kairo, four, and Kinara.
Two days after our revelation, reports emerged suggesting that Lauryn was planning to uproot her life and move to Dubai with their two children. She currently resides at a lavish house in Sussex which Kyle bought for her. On top of the costs of home improvement, he forked out over a million for their legal fees, £15,000 for security cameras and a burglar alarm, as well £28,000 for new gates. He had also agreed to pay £16,000 per month for child maintenance for both children, as well as £6,000 a month childcare costs and more than £40,000 for a 'maternity nanny' for Kinara.
During their legal battle, she demanded a £30,000 air conditioning unit, £31,200 for an Astroturf pitch, a further £20,000 for furnishing plus a £70,000 car allowance every three years for her and more. But now, it has been said that Lauryn is looking to temporarily leave the UK. A source claimed to The Sun that amid the "turbulent" time for the influence, she is "keen to have a change of scene, where she can focus on the children. She loves the idea of living somewhere sunny, like Dubai, temporarily." They added: "Because Kyle owns the property she has to ask his permission to rent it out. She would need to do that in order to be able to rent a property abroad."
The Mirror previously approached Lauryn for comment.
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