How Kyle Walker overcame his council estate upbringing where he witnessed 'fires and dead bodies' to rise in the football ranks - after his father emigrated to the UK with just £200 to his name

For Manchester City fans, Kyle Walker is considered one of their star players, with a £160,000-per-week salary to match his sporting talents. Kyle also witnessed a devastating fire that was started at a neighbour's house, when someone poured petrol through their letterbox and tossed in a match, and he unwittingly stumbled upon the scene while returning home. The sportsman grew up on the working class Lansdowne Estate in Sheffield by parents Michael and Tracey, after his father emigrated to the UK from Jamaica with just £200 to his name Kyle previously shared that he witnessed a devastating fire that was started at a neighbour's house, leading to a woman's death He told The Mail that one day he arrived home from school to find a woman walking around the vicinity of his home wearing a motorcycle helmet and carrying an axe Kyle continued: 'I don't blame him for that because it's made me the person and the player that I am. Kyle said that despite this, his mother Tracey provided him with 'caring support' and it took him many years to win his dad's approval with his football sporting skills. The star attended Porter Croft Infant & Junior School and High Storrs School in Sheffield Kyle - who now earns £160,000 a week at City - also said that he partially wishes his children could have the same upbringing as he did Kyle eventually kickstarted his football career at the age of 19 by signing for Sheffield United, and he joined Manchester City in 2017 Speaking about his children Kyle said: 'I wish sometimes I could put them on an estate to mingle with different people and have different friends when I was growing up you'd go and call for your mates' 'I say now have the privileges of having nice things but the kids have to entertain themselves.