Kyle Walker left at home for Man City’s game at Brentford tonight as his team-mates travel without him while he tries to secure Milan transfer

Kyle Walker has been left at home for Man City’s visit to Brentford this evening as the Premier League champions’ departure approaches.

The England defender will end a seven-and-a-half year spell at the Etihad with a move to Italy for the remainder of the season.

Both Milan clubs are vying for his services and Mail Sport understands that any loan deal could result in a permanent two-year deal if it is concluded.

Now, ahead of the league match at the GTech Community Stadium, Mail Sport can reveal that the full-back did not travel to the match with the squad.

Walker, 34, was left out of City’s squad for Saturday’s 8-0 defeat to Salford City, after which Pep Guardiola revealed he had asked to ‘explore the possibility’ of playing abroad.

Earlier this week, Pep Guardiola admitted he had not yet decided whether his captain would play for the club again.

City’s players were spotted in West London ahead of their Premier League match

It is striking that Wantaway star Walker was not at the arrivals on Tuesday afternoon

Ilkay Gundogan had a grin on his face as he was spotted outside their West London hotel

He said, ‘I don’t know. It depends on how we are going to train (players perform in training). It depends on him.

‘The transfer window ends when it ends (at the end of the month) and I don’t know what will happen. I told him, ‘Now it’s a question of the market.’

Guardiola added that the player can continue playing for another four years. “He’s an incredible player with incredible physicality,” he said. “When he is focused, he is unstoppable as a right back. He is a top player, if he is fit he can play professional football for one, two, three or four more years.

‘I have never seen a player with these physical conditions in my career, but he has to decide, not me. It’s not my decision.’

Walker’s prolific reputation as one of the world’s best defenders also continues to attract interest from Saudi Arabian sides, with a host of big-spending teams including Al Nassr, Al Ittihad and Al Ahli all showing interest.

Walker could decide to follow his former City teammate Riyad Mahrez to the oil-rich kingdom and would have no shortage of suitors who could offer the veteran a huge payday as he enters the final years of his career.

However, it is believed that he would like to remain in Europe for his family and to save his marriage to Annie Kilner.

Mail Sport revealed on Monday that Walker had held a ‘farewell party’ for friends over the weekend, with his Manchester City career seemingly at an end.

More to follow…