Walker, who won six Premier League titles during his eight-year spell at City, unveiled the tattoo last year to commemorate the club’s historic achievement of winning four consecutive league crowns between 2021 and 2024.
According to Daily Mail Sport, City could face a substantial points deduction that might see them relegated to the Championship following findings by an independent commission concerning alleged financial breaches between 2009 and 2018.
Speaking to talkSPORT about whether he would remove the tattoo if the titles were taken away, Walker said: “I’m probably going to have to do that.
“But you look at the likes of the great Man United squad, and they never managed to get four in a row. So there’s only a select few of us that can say that we won four.
“I’ll try and keep it on, but hopefully we don’t get the things taken away.”
The England international, who now plays for Burnley in the Championship, defended his former team-mates, insisting that the players had focused on performing on the pitch.
“As a player, all I can say is that all we did is go out and play our best football as a team, and I will defend the players for the rest of my life,” he said.
“I feel that what we achieved in that space of time was probably incredible and probably won’t be done ever again.
“From the outside looking in, it doesn’t look great, and we have to address that.”
Walker joined City from Tottenham Hotspur for £45 million in 2017 and was appointed captain after the club won the Treble in the 2022/23 season.
Earlier this month, he told talkSPORT that the players were reluctant to discuss the allegations because they wanted their achievements to be recognised as legitimate.
“It’s something we don’t want to talk about because we want to be looked upon as winning them trophies, winning them the right way,” he said.
Manchester City have maintained their innocence and are challenging the independent commission’s findings concerning the Premier League’s financial allegations.
The Premier League’s case centres on alleged breaches of financial reporting requirements, including claims that the club misrepresented commercial revenues and failed to provide accurate financial information.
The league alleged that City entered into purportedly ‘sham contracts’ with commercial partners and relied on other agreements that misrepresented the true arrangements between the parties, artificially inflating revenue and reducing reported costs.
It also alleged that the club’s financial records understated its actual expenses and overstated its revenues by approximately £900 million.
According to the Premier League, some sponsorship payments were partly funded by Abu Dhabi United Group Investment & Development Ltd, the club’s owner at the time, rather than being paid entirely by the commercial partners involved.
The league argued that these arrangements allowed City to report higher revenues and lower operating costs, affecting their compliance with spending regulations.
The commission also found breaches relating to the club’s obligation to co-operate with the Premier League’s investigation, which was triggered by the emergence of club emails obtained by a hacker.
The alleged financial breaches cover the period from 2009 to 2018, during which City won eight major trophies.
Any potential sporting sanctions, including a points deduction or relegation, would depend on the outcome of the proceedings and the applicable disciplinary process.
For Walker, the possibility of losing the titles remains a personal concern, given that his tattoo celebrates one of the most successful periods in Manchester City’s history.
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