{"id":7414,"date":"2025-02-08T18:07:27","date_gmt":"2025-02-08T18:07:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betwealthsuretips.com\/blog\/walker-excited-to-be-in-serie-a-and-bring-leadership-qualities-to-milan-at-age-34\/"},"modified":"2025-02-08T18:07:29","modified_gmt":"2025-02-08T18:07:29","slug":"walker-excited-to-be-in-serie-a-and-bring-leadership-qualities-to-milan-at-age-34","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betwealthsuretips.com\/blog\/walker-excited-to-be-in-serie-a-and-bring-leadership-qualities-to-milan-at-age-34\/","title":{"rendered":"Walker: &#8216; Excited to be in Serie A and bring leadership qualities to Milan&#8217; at age 34"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><picture><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Kyle-Walker-Milan-1.jpg\" alt=\"MILAN, ITALY - FEBRUARY 05: Kyle Walker of AC Milan acknowledges the fans following the Coppa Italia Quarter Final match between AC Milan and AS Roma at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on February 05, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani\/Getty Images)\"   fetchpriority=\"high\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<p>MILAN, ITALY &#8211; FEBRUARY 05: Kyle Walker of AC Milan acknowledges the fans following the Coppa Italia Quarter Final match between AC Milan and AS Roma at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on February 05, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Kyle Walker is \u2018excited to play\u2019 for Milan in Serie A and confirms he wants to bring his \u2018leadership qualities on and off the pitch\u2019 after his experience at Manchester City.<\/p>\n<p>The trip to Empoli kicks off at the Stadio Castellani at 17.00 GMT.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from this game, Verona-Atalanta and Torino-Genoa on the Liveblog.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Since he first completed the transfer from Manchester City, Walker has been a regular in the starting XI at right-back for coach Sergio Conceicao, in part aided by the absence of injured Emerson Royal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s my first away game in Italy for this great club, but we need to build on the good result we had midweek in the cup and hopefully we can get a good result here today,\u201d the England international told DAZN.<\/p>\n<h2>Walker already a regular at Milan<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_862647\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-862647\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Kyle-Walker-Federico-Dimarco-Milan-Inter.jpg\" alt=\"MILAN, ITALY - FEBRUARY 02: Kyle Walker of AC Milan battles for possession with Federico Dimarco of FC Internazionale during the Serie A match between AC Milan and FC Internazionale at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on February 02, 2025 in Milan, Italy. 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