- Kyle Walker has announced that he has signed a contract extension with Man City
- It was revealed in a hilarious video of Walker shouting: ‘I’m not leaving’
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Manchester City defender Kyle Walker has signed a two-year contract extension with the club and revealed the news in a hilarious video in which the full-back mimicked Leonardo DiCaprio in an iconic scene from the film Wolf of Wall Street.
There has been much speculation surrounding the 33-year-old’s contract situation with the Cityzens, with the England full-back entering the final year of his previous contract.
Although he was heavily linked with a move to Bayern Munich this summer, Pep Guardiola had also begged him to stay at the club and, in particular, have dinner with Walker. It appears the Spanish managers’ attempts to retain their star defender have worked.
And Walker revealed the news in a video on the club’s Twitter channel, showing him in a room full of teammates, similar to Jordan Belfort’s speech in Martin Scorsese’s blockbuster.
Kyle Walker (pictured) has signed a two-year contract extension with the club and announced the news in a hilarious video
Walker shouted “I’m not leaving” to his jubilant teammates in the clip, in the same spirit as Leonardo DiCaprio does in Wolf of Wall Street
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The England defender, wearing a full suit and tie like DiCaprio in the film, holds a microphone to his mouth and quietly says, “I’m not leaving.”
He looks down at the ground and repeats himself before shouting “I’m not leaving” into the microphone as his teammates jump out of their seats excitedly, chanting and chanting at the news.
Walker joined Manchester City six years ago for a fee of £45m from Tottenham and has won 13 major trophies in that time.
He was a crucial part of the club’s treble-winning campaign last season, making 39 appearances, but was not in the starting line-up for the Champions League final against Inter Milan.
During the film, DiCaprio (pictured), who plays businessman Jordan Belfort, addresses his company’s employees and says “I’m not leaving” in an impassioned speech.
Walker has signed a new contract to keep him at Manchester City until 2026
The England international has won five league titles with City since joining in 2017
‘I am happy that I have signed a new contract. My future is with Manchester City and that is the best thing for me,” Walker said of the new deal.
‘I have enjoyed every moment of the past six years at this fantastic club. I have a great coach, great teammates and staff, and our fans are the best. “I feel supported at every level,” he added.
‘The boys are looking forward to achieving something very special again this season, fingers crossed. I really wanted to be there and I didn’t want to miss it.
‘We captains must demand that. We have set the bar high and every year it is about: how do you get better? How do we get better? It seems like we do that every year.
‘We’ve probably gone to the top of the top, where to stay there we’re only down because are we going to win another Treble? Who knows? You know, we could do that.”