Manchester City are interested in the services of Leeds English midfielder Calvin Phillips. Coach of "citizens", Pep Guardiola, has identified Phillips as the potential replacement for Brazilian Fernandinho, who is expected to leave the Etihad in the summer. Ilkay Gundogan is also on the verge of leaving and that means City midfield will have a gap next season if the club does not approach a new player.
It was initially rumored that City could make an offer for Declan Rice of West Ham, but the latter are asking for over 100 million euros for the midfielder's card. That figure is affordable by City, but club executives do not find it natural to spend so much money on Rice.
Phillips 'card, meanwhile, is valued at 50 XNUMX million, and Manchester City sporting director Txiki Begiristain thinks the player would fit in well with the Citizens' game module. That's also why club executives have sent their representatives, several times this season, to see Phillips on the green.
Manchester United have also kept the Leeds player under surveillance, but the club has insisted several times that there has never been an interest in concrete terms from the Red Devils. Phillips himself, meanwhile, has made it clear he does not want to join United at all, given the historic rivalry between them and Leeds. In fact the player is very attached to the club where he currently plays, having supported Leeds since he was a child. But the team risks falling out of the category, and Phillips is aware he has to take the next step in his career. An important fact are the financial benefits, as it is known that a transfer to City means a salary at least 3 times higher for Phillips.
