Kyle Walker has revealed why AC Milan chose after joining the Manchester City loan club.
The Walker transfer of the Premier League champions was confirmed on Friday night, with the defender writing a sincere social media message to the club, his fans and his family and his wife, Annie Kilner.
The 34 -year -old will begin the new chapter of his life with Kilner and his four children after the couple apparently repaired their relationship after having been on the edge of divorce.
His private life got upside moment.
She had been planning to divorce him, but the couple put a united front this Christmas in the family home with their four children, Roman, 13, Riaan, Reign of eight years, six years and Baby Rezon.
Now, they are ready to start their new chapter in Italy, with Walker also taking the 32nd shirt, Number World Beckham star when he played for the club between 2009 and 2010.
Kyle Walker has taken David Beckham's old shirt in AC Milan after joining the Italian side
Walker to Milan's transfer was confirmed on Friday, with him joining under the end of the season
He has revealed that former England, and the new AC Milan, teammate Tammy Abraham (second left) convinced him to join
Walker's wife, Annie Kilner (in the photo with three of her children Roman, 12, Riaan, eight, and Reign, six years old, in December 2023) has joined him in Milan with Walker fighting for his marriage
Speaking to the Italian media after writing his contract, Walker also revealed why he chose Milan to join in the midst of interest reports of other clubs, asking for help from an old friend.
“Tammy (Abraham) told me that he should come,” he said. 'It helped me make a decision.
'Milan fans here are incredible, listening to them sing, it will be emotional. I chose the number 32 for David Beckham.
Abraham has played for Milan since the beginning of the season, joining the loan club in Rome.
He also has 11 appearances for England, playing with Walker, and his last arrived in 2022.
He is one of several English players in Milan, along with Fikayo Tomori, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and now Walker.
Beckham, meanwhile, made 33 appearances for Milan, scoring twice, when he joined the club twice on the galaxy loan.
He also played for Manchester United, Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain in his career.
Beckham played for Milan twice on loan, and Walker revealed that he took the number due to former England captain
Kilner served Kyle with divorce papers in October and threw him out of the Marital house after discovering that he had a second son with Lauryn Goodman
Together with his four children with Kilner, Walker also has two children with Goodman
Meanwhile, having played for City for almost eight years, Walker has fought for the form this season, coinciding with problems in his broader private life that was developed in the public domain while fighting to save his marriage.
In his message of social networks of 253 words after leaving City, he wrote: “A Annie, our children and all my relatives who have been there and supported me on this trip thanks.”
The childhood girlfriend, Kilner, who began dating Kyle when he was 16, was pregnant with her fourth son at the time he learned of Walker's other children.
She had been planning to divorce him, but the couple put a united front this Christmas in the family home with their four children, Roman, 13, Riaan, Reign of eight years, six years and Baby Rezon.
During his time in Etihad, Walker lifted 17 trophies, including the six Premier League titles.
Milan is paying all Walker's considerable salaries during the loan duration. Matheus Nunes has been completing as City's right in recent weeks.
The Walker city contract expires in 2026, but it seems inevitable that he leaves permanently in the summer after letting his desire to finish his career abroad be clear.