Harry Redknapp has written in The Sun that he was surprised when Tottenham Hotspur sold Kyle Walker to Manchester City.
Walker joined City from Premier League rivals Tottenham in the summer of 2017 for an initial transfer fee reported by BBC Sport to be worth £45 million.
The England international was one of the best right-backs in the Premier League at the time – he still is, to be fair – and former Spurs manager Redknapp has said that he found it strange that club chairman Daniel Levy sold the player.
Redknapp wrote in The Sun: “And the way Walker keeps going is simply unbelievable. When Tottenham let him go, even for big money, I felt it was a strange one as he’s such a top player.
“I bought him and Kyle Naughton as kids and he was an absolute powerhouse — and he’s still bombing up and down the pitch at 30.”
Under then manager Mauricio Pochettino, Tottenham finished second in the Premier League table in 2016-17.
While Chelsea won the title, City actually finished third, as many as six points behind Spurs.
It was not a great look that Tottenham sold one of their best players to City after a season where they were challenging for the title.
However, it must have been very tempting for Walker to go to the Etihad Stadium and work with manager Pep Guardiola.
Moreover, the reported initial transfer fee of £45 million was quite a lot.
City are one of the richest clubs in the world and have arguably the best manager on the planet in Guardiola, and one can understand why players would want to move to the Etihad Stadium.
Since his move to City, Walker has won the Premier League title thrice, the FA Cup once and the EFL Cup on four occasions, and he could add a Champions League medal as well.
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