Kyle Walker has left Manchester City and joined AC Milan on an initial six-month loan, with the Serie A club having an option to buy him permanently this summer.

The 34-year-old asked to leave City earlier in January with his last appearance for the club coming in the 4-1 home win over West Ham at the start of the month.

City accepted Milan's formal loan offer on Thursday. The option to buy in the summer is worth around £4.2m (€5m), according to Sky Sports.

Walker has helped City win 17 trophies, including six Premier League titles and the Champions League, since joining the club in a £50m deal from Tottenham in 2017.

He was close to joining Bayern Munich after City's treble win in 2023, but signed a contract extension to keep him at the club until 2026.

Walker departs City having made 319 appearances for the club across seven-and-half-seasons at the Etihad Stadium, while he captained the side for last season's historic fourth consecutive Premier League title.

The England international will wear the number 32 shirt at AC Milan, who sit eighth in Serie A and are on course to finish in the top eight of the Champions League table with Sergio Conceicao's occupying sixth spot.