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Kyle Walker is ready to pledge his future to Manchester City after returning to favour under Pep Guardiola.

The back-to-back champions have opened contract talks with defender Walker and will offer him an extension to his current deal in a sign of his manager's renewed faith.

Guardiola axed the England right-back last Christmas and left him out for three successive league games because of a loss of form, putting a question mark over his long-term Blues future.

The manager was unhappy with Walker as he was at fault for two goals in a shock home loss to Crystal Palace.

He admitted being dropped was a “reality check” and won back his place in City’s starting line-up in January before they went on to clinch the Treble by retaining the Carabao Cup and Premier League title before lifting the FA Cup.

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Now the Blues want to reward Walker for his part in this unprecedented haul of silverware by handing him a pay rise and contract extension.

The 29-year-old has three years left on the five-agreement he signed when he joined from Tottenham for £50m in 2017 and City will offer him a substantial increase on his £100,000-a-week salary. They see him as a key member of Guardiola’s side and his contract extension would tie him down at the Etihad until well into his 30s.

Walker, facing stiff competition from Trent Alexander-Arnold for his starting place in Gareth Southgate’s England side, is understood to be delighted by the club’s show of faith in him and is happy to pledge his future to them.

He joined City to win trophies and is thrilled to have picked up two Premier Leagues, two Carabao Cups and an FA Cup after just two seasons in Manchester.

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Walker’s new deal could signal Danilo’s departure — the Brazilian wants more regular first-team football after being restricted to just 15 starts last season.

Danilo was Walker’s understudy for most of the last campaign and also filled in at left-back. The 27-year-old wants to be a regular starter in his favoured right-back position and City are reluctantly prepared to let him go, two years after he joined from Real Madrid for £26.5m.

However, the Blues will only let him go if they can first line up a replacement as they are adamant they will not weaken their squad.

City are interested in Juventus’ Joao Cancelo, 25.

With four years left on his contract with the Serie A champions, Portugal international Cancelo is priced at around £50m.