'What a fall from grace!' - Kyle Walker's out-of-the-blue Burnley transfer leaves fans in disbelief as England defender ends trophy-laden Man City stay

The English full-back fell out of favour under Guardiola last December and was then shipped off to AC Milan on a short-term loan deal. AC Milan eventually decided not to make the transfer permanent and City had made it clear that Walker did not have a future at the club. At last, the defender decided to join the Clarets.

The move, however, left fans in disbelief as many of them could not fathom that a player of Walker's stature had joined a newly promoted club.

A fan with the X handle Anayo.sui wrote: "What a fall from grace! I hope it works well for him at the Clarets."

Chompy wrote: "Kyle Walker is the greatest Premier League right back of all time. Don’t let one tough year change your mind."

A fan named The Screenshot Lad posted: "What happened to him?"

Michael wrote on X: "Biggest drop off of a career in the space of 6 months I’ve ever seen."

An X handled named J17 wrote: "Man City to Milan to Burnley in 7 months is brazy."

As one of the club’s highest earners and a longstanding presence in the dressing room, the Cityzens could reportedly trim their wage expenditure by an estimated £10m ($13.5m) with Walker's departure, GOAL understands.