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Kyle Walker joined Man City from Tottenham to leave 'comfort zone'

Kyle Walker has told BBC Sport he joined Manchester City from Tottenham because he wanted to leave his "comfort zone" and challenge for silverware.

Former Sheffield United right-back Walker, 27, has yet to win a trophy and said he hoped that would change after joining City, who have won two Premier League titles, an FA Cup and two League Cups since the 2011-12 campaign.

Pep Guardiola's men have added further big-money signings this summer, including midfielder Bernardo Silva and goalkeeper Ederson, and Walker said: "I am hoping with the world-class players we have here that we will go and lift a trophy, which is what I want to do in my career."

Spurs last won a trophy when they lifted the League Cup in 2008, the year before Walker joined, but they reached the 2015 League Cup final, where they lost 2-0 to Chelsea.

"Sometimes we were unlucky," Walker said. "Sometimes we just didn't have that little bit of edge."

The England international said he was excited to work under Guardiola, citing his previous work with full-backs Dani Alves and Philipp Lahm, and added: "It was an opportunity I could not turn down."

There has been some discussion over the fee that City agreed for Walker, which could reach £50 million after add-ons, but he said: "It is nothing to do with me.

"I needed a new challenge. This would have been my ninth season at Tottenham. Sometimes you need to come out of your comfort zone a little bit."

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