Kyle Walker 'not close to joining Saudi Pro League amid Sheffield United interest'

The 33-year-old is heading towards the twilight of his career but has still played a massive part for Manchester City in the quest for major honours this season.

Walker has featured in 26 Premier League matches for Pep Guardiola's side, assisting twice as the Citizens look to beat Arsenal and Liverpool to the Premier League title.

The right-back has also helped his side reach the semi-finals of the FA Cup, whilst a quarter-final clash in the Champions League against Real Madrid awaits next month.

According to transfer specialist Fabrizio Romano, Walker was never close to joining a club in the Saudi Pro League during last year's summer transfer window.

It is understood that outfits from the Middle East were interested in securing the services of the defender, who is still a first-team regular at the Etihad.

Such a move did not materialise, though, with Walker later committing his medium-term future to Guardiola's treble winners ahead of the 2023-24 campaign.

The former Tottenham Hotspur man signed a fresh two-year deal on the blue side of Manchester, meaning that he is contracted to the club until the summer of 2026.

It is widely known that Walker — an ex-Blade — is keen on playing for the Bramall Lane side once again, as he made clear in a recent appearance on Rio Ferdinand's FIVE Podcast.

«I'd like to finish at Sheffield United. That's something that I would actually like to do,» England international Walker told Ferdinand on his podcast.

«I was there from such a young age until that until I went to Tottenham and I only played five games before I