Premier League: Most Valuable XI, 2018/19 Season

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Right-Back: Kyle Walker (Manchester City)

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Kyle Walker won the Premier League in his debut season with City

Signed for: £53m (including add-ons) in 2017

Current Market Value: £45m

After spending eight seasons at Tottenham Hotspur and winning nothing, Walker had had enough. When Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola announced his intention to sign the English international, he jumped ship.

City had struggled in Guardiola's first season and the major weakness in their squad was the full-back position. The Catalan manager released three full-backs in one summer and Walker was one of the replacements.

Of course, leaving Tottenham is no easy task when you are a valuable asset. Spurs chairman Daniel Levy is an incredibly hard man to negotiate with and City had to eventually pay top money that made Walker the most expensive defender in the world at the time.

Walker turned out to be a good fit for Guardiola's side. He could play as a right-back in a back-four or a right-centre-back in a back-three. And in his first season, he won the Premier League and the League Cup before helping England to the World Cup semi-finals this summer.

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