By Jamie Spencer Manchester City captain Kyle Walker has admitted he was “very close” to joining Bayern Munich last summer as he sought to “escape” the expected media storm over issues in his personal life. Following promising talks in July, Bayern left the negotiating table feeling optimistic that Walker would choose to join them. The player had previously informed City of a desire to move on shortly after being left out of the starting lineup for the 2023 Champions League final. City wanted the England defender to stay and were always hopeful they would be able to convince him to sign a new …