Kyle closes in on £40m City deal

MANCHESTER CITY are closing in on a £40m deal for England and Tottenham ace Kyle Walker.

Starsport can reveal Etihad chiefs are confident of completing a move for defender Walker (right) once England’s games with Scotland and France have taken place.

City boss Pep Guardiola made Walker one of his main targets six months ago and wants the deal done before the end of this month, with signing a right-back a priority for the Spaniard.

The 27-year-old moved to White Hart Lane from Sheffield United in 2009 for £9m and has gone on to become first choice for club and country.

Walker, who has won 25 caps, is currently with

Gareth Southgate’s Three Lions squad preparing for Saturday’s World Cup qualifier in Glasgow.

He is a target of a number of clubs, but it is understood he has chosen to join City so he can be closer to his family, who still live in Sheffield.

Talks between the clubs have taken place, with City willing to meet Tottenham’s asking price.

City will hand Walker a long-term deal worth around £100,000 a week that will double his wages.

Guardiola wants all his new signings in place before he takes his squad to America for their preseason tour in early July.

The City boss has already spent almost £80m on Monaco midfielder Bernardo Silva and Brazilian keeper Ederson.

And that figure is set to smash through the £250m barrier this summer, with Guardiola also expected to sign Southampton’s Virgil van Dijk, Alexis Sanchez of Arsenal and Monaco’s Benjamin Mendy.