 Nyorai mberi kweiyi ndima - Mushure memakwikwi ekupedzisira eEuro 1992, Walker akatengeswa ne1.5 miriyoni kuchikwata cheItaly Sampdoria, icho chaidzidziswa naSven-Göran Eriksson panguva iyoyo. Sampdoria yakanga iri mumhanyi mu 1992 European Cup Final mumwaka usati wasvika Walker, zvisinei vakapedza chechitanhatu muSerie A, uye havana kukunda 1992 Coppa Italia; saka havana kutora chikamu mumakwikwi eUEFA mumwaka wega waWalker nechikwata. Kunyange zvazvo zvakawanda zvaitarisirwa kubva kuna Walker pakusvika kwake kuItaly, akatsungirira mwaka wakaoma, uye haana kuita zvakanaka; uyezve, Sampdoria yakapedza mwaka wakaiswa wechinomwemuSerie A, kukundikana zvakare kupinda mumakwikwi eEurope, uye vakatamburawo kubviswa kwechipiri muCoppa Italia. Zvisinei, pasinei nokutamba mitambo 30 yeligi yeSampdoria, akanga achinyanya kutamba kunze kwechigaro kumashure. Akagara mwaka mumwe chete asati adzokera kuEngland. 