Kyle Walker says his 'four in a row' leg tattoo may have to come off if Manchester City lose the Premier League titles it celebrates. The former City defender was speaking about the club's financial-rules case and the appeal that is still under way, while stressing that the players were only trying to do their jobs on the pitch.
Walker's tattoo and City’s titles run
The tattoo marks City's four consecutive Premier League titles between 2021 and 2024, and Walker won six league titles with the club. He said, "I'm probably going to have to do that," before adding, "I'll try and keep it on, but hopefully we don't get the things taken away."
His point was tied to the medals rather than the ink alone. "You look at the likes of the great Man United squad, and they never managed to get four in a row. So there's only a select few of us that can say that we won four."
The appeal and Walker's defence
Walker also defended the players' role in the period now under scrutiny. "As a player, all I can say is that all we did is go out and play our best football as a team and I will defend the players for the rest of my life," he said.
He added that "from the outside looking in, it doesn't look great and we have to address that." The former Manchester City defender has made only one appearance for his current club this season, and played 97 minutes, so the focus of this interview is firmly on his City years rather than his present workload.
The club are still appealing after an independent panel found them guilty of serious financial breaches. Walker's tattoo has become a small but pointed symbol of what is at stake, and the dispute is still live as City continue their season on the pitch.
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