There’s little doubt that Kyle Walker has improved as his profession has gone on, however it’s all the time going to be unattainable for him to shake the tag of being a slight legal responsibility who manages to cover his issues with excellent restoration tempo.
That’s additionally going to grow to be a problem as he will get older and that tempo disappears, so discovering the long-term successor in that place must be seen as a precedence over the subsequent couple of home windows.
It stays to be seen simply how a lot of a hearth sale there’s going to be at Chelsea going ahead, it can depend upon them efficiently being purchased over and any monetary harm being restricted or taken on by a brand new proprietor, however it does appear like Reece James is a goal for Metropolis this summer season:
#ManCity have recognized Chelsea’s Reece James as a long-term substitute for Kyle Walker.
— Metropolis Xtra (@City_Xtra) March 11, 2022
On paper, he does appear like a wonderful goal for Pep Guardiola, however there could also be extra to this as James does have some connections to Chelsea going again to his childhood the place he educated with them as a youth earlier than turning skilled, so there’s each motive to consider he would select to be loyal to the membership relatively than trying to bounce ship on the first signal of hassle.
Once more, it may come all the way down to Chelsea’s potential monetary points as he’ll additionally perceive there’s a enterprise aspect to the sport and his membership might need no alternative however to money in, however it will likely be attention-grabbing to see what occurs right here if he’s given a alternative.
