Revealed: Kyle Walker’s falling out with Spurs before he joined Man City

 

The right-back and Mauricio Pochettino fell out during the 2016-17 season, with the Spurs boss doubting his player's efforts and fitness

Kyle Walker sent Mauricio Pochettino a heartfelt Whats app message when he left Tottenham for Manchester City, seemingly putting the ill-feeling between the two men behind them.

But since then old wounds have opened up once more, with shots fired in public interviews that reveal an apathy between the two that developed in the months before and after Walker’s £54 million ($70m) move north in 2017.

“Manchester City have paid a lot of money for Kyle, like they have signed different players to try to get success in the future," Pochettino told reporters that summer, after showing them the Whatsapp message in question.