Pep Guardiola has spoken for the first time about Kyle Walker – after the Manchester City defender was filmed allegedly exposing himself.
Security footage from a bar in Wilmslow purported to show Walker exposing himself in a public space on Sunday, when City's players were in the middle of a two-day break. Guardiola was asked about the incident and said: “It's a private issue, we solve it internally, speak with him. This is not the place to speak about a private situation.”
Asked if players need to be more careful now when they are out in public, Guardiola said: “Definitely. It's a bit different now. They know it. When you open the door at home they need to know they will be filmed whatever they do. That is society.''
Walker is being probed by police, who said in a statement earlier this week: "On Wednesday 8 March, Cheshire police were made aware of a video circulating on social media in relation to an indecent exposure which allegedly occurred in the Wilmslow area. Enquiries in relation to the incident are in the early stages and no arrests have been made at this time."
The video, taken from CCTV and originally shared by The Sun, show the 32-year-old right-back arriving at the bar alongside a group of friends at around 5:20pm on Sunday. The video then also allegedly shows Walker kissing and grabbing one of his companions. He danced provocatively with one of them before trying to leave at 6.40pm with his friends.
Teresa Parker, of Women’s Aid, said on Tuesday: “Whether done to shock, for a so-called laugh, or to intimidate, for those affected by indecent exposure there can be long-term effects, upset and trauma.
“It can give the person exposing themselves a sense of power in the situation. And if there are no repercussions, it possibly gives them the confidence to see what they can get away with next time.”
Walker, who has four children, has been married to model and reality TV star Annie Kilner since November 2021. The couple, who were childhood sweethearts, have three sons together, Roman, Riaan and Reign.
They previously met when Waker was 19 years old and Kilner was 16 and were together for over nine years, splitting in May 2019 before later getting back together.
