Kyle Walker says the titles he won with Manchester City should not be stripped from the club or the players, despite the potential sanctions facing the Premier League side over alleged financial rule breaches.
Walker represented Manchester City from 2017 to 2025 and won numerous trophies during his time at the club. If the case results in penalties including the removal of titles, he could be affected because he was part of the squad during the period under investigation.
Manchester City faced 115 allegations of breaching financial rules. The club was cleared of one charge and found guilty of 114 breaches. Possible sanctions include the removal of trophies won between 2009 and 2018.
Walker joined Manchester City from Tottenham in the summer of 2017. That means the 2018 Premier League title, Carabao Cup and Community Shield could be among the honours affected, depending on the outcome of the case.
‘We worked hard for those titles’
Walker accepted that the situation “doesn’t look good” but said the achievements could not be erased from the memories of those involved.
“It’s extremely difficult because we worked hard to get those titles, and it’s not just us,” Walker told talkSPORT, in comments reported by RMC. “I also think about the fans who travelled long distances across the country and abroad.”
The England defender said the experiences shared with his Manchester City team-mates would remain significant whatever conclusion is reached.
“Personally, I can say we had great years together and celebrated a lot of titles,” he added. “That is something nobody can take away from us, no matter what happens, because we lived those nights.”
Walker moved to Burnley in the summer of 2025. He said the memories of Manchester City’s successes would remain part of his career because he was on the pitch when many of those achievements were secured.
He won the Champions League with Manchester City in 2023, as well as several domestic honours.
‘We want to be remembered as winners’
Walker also admitted that the case was not a subject he felt comfortable discussing with his former Manchester City team-mates.
“It’s something we probably don’t want to talk about, because we want people to remember us as the ones who won those titles, and that we won them the right way,” he said.
Manchester City continues to maintain that it is “innocent” of the allegations against it. The club has also appealed against the decision issued by the independent commission appointed by the Premier League to consider the case.
