Kyle Walker joined Manchester City from Tottenham Hotspur in the summer. West Ham vice chairman Karren Brady reflects on the transfer move.
West Ham United vice-chairman Karren Brady has commented on Kyle Walker’s transfer to Manchester City from Tottenham Hotspur in The Sun.
Walker, who spent eight seasons at Spurs, joined Manchester City in the summer transfer window for an eye-catchy transfer fee of £50 million, as reported by BBC.
Brady was commenting on Harry Kane’s importance to Spurs, and said that there’s only a handful of clubs in the world who could sign the 24-year-old in the future.
The 48-year-old believes that there is a sliding scale on transfer fees. Strikers and creative midfielders command high transfer fees, followed by central defenders, but full-backs and goalkeepers are often undervalued.
According to Brady, the main reason behind this is entertainment is being rewarded ahead of industry.
Brady, specifically commenting on Walker’s price tag, notes that Spurs made the best use of the volatile market.
Walker was Pep Guardiola’s first choice. The Spaniard wants his fullbacks to outflank opposition defence with speed and crosses.
The best option they had was Walker, and according to Brady, Tottenham made the best of it by demanding £50 million for the England international.
“And here we come to the missing rungs in the fee ladder, hinted at by the Walker price,” wrote Brady for The Sun.
“Boss Pep Guardiola’s blueprint for City demanded full-backs who could outflank opposition defences with speed and then cross.
“The nearest at hand was Walker and Spurs relished the idea of pocketing £50m for him.”
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