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Kyle Walker will reportedly have to wait until February to make his debut for AC Milan.
talkSPORT understands that Milan and Manchester City have reached an agreement over a loan move until until the end of the season.
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The deal includes an option to buy rather than an obligation.
Walker will become the fourth Englishman to join the Milan squad alongside Tammy Abraham, Fikayo Tomori and Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
However, the right-back isn't set to make his first appearance for the club until next month, according to the Daily Mail.
Italian regulations state that Walker requires a work permit to stay in the country for more than 90 days as he is a non-EU national.
This comes after the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union in 2020 after a referendum to leave was cast in June 2016.
The Mail's report says that following his medical on Thursday, Walker is set to stay in Milan until the weekend.
However, he is then due to return to the UK amid his lack of necessary paperwork and permits as a result of his pending move.
Milan's final matches in January come in Serie A and the Champions League against Parma and Dinamo Zagreb respectively.
It is said that Walker could attend as a 'spectator' before making his debut once the paperwork is complete.
This may come on February 2 in the Derby della Madonnina against arch-rivals Inter Milan.
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Walker was of interest to the Saudi Pro League but turned down a reported £400,000-a-week offer to stay in Europe.
This came after City boss Pep Guardiola revealed that the 34-year-old told the club that he wanted to leave for a move abroad.
His move to Milan sees him call time on stellar career at City, who he joined in 2017 from Tottenham in a £50million deal.
Walker has made 319 appearances for the club and won 17 trophies that include six Premier League titles and the Champions League.
The defender leaves as a City legend to join a Milan side who have struggled in Serie A this season as they sit eighth in the table.
Head coach Paulo Fonseca was sacked in December and replaced by fellow Portuguese Sergio Conceicao, who then led the club to a Supercoppa Italiana win.
