Kalvin Phillips has just become the most hated player in the Premier League after leaving Manchester City to join premier league rivals!
The only Premier League game Kalvin Phillips has played since September was 19 minutes. This is not a good way to get ready for Euro 2024. It’s not a surprise that he will be leaving Manchester City this month, since he has only played two of his ten games this season.
Only six of the 31 games he has played since coming here in 2022 have been starts. Rodri got better and is now the best defensive player in the world, even though Phillips came in to compete with him for his spot.
But Pep Guardiola hasn’t played Rodri much even when he hasn’t been healthy. He hasn’t said for sure that Phillips won’t be leaving in January, even though his last game was almost a month ago in the Club World Cup semi-final win over Urawa Red Diamonds.
Clubs that are interested in Phillips
Newcastle is the team most often linked with a move for the player while Sandro Tonali serves his 10-month ban for betting. Because of worries about Financial Fair Play, the Magpies may not be able to make a move right away.
Many news stories say that Tottenham is now in the running for the player. Crystal Palace and Fulham have also been mentioned as possible teams that could also be interested. There were rumours about Juventus for a long time before they said they were out of the game.
A loan or a long leave?
Most likely a loan, unless someone makes an offer that can’t be turned down. Phillips has four and a half years left on his contract, so he would earn a high price in the summer, when teams may have more money to spend. Newcastle would be more interested in that choice because they are aware of FFP and will have Tonali back in August. But City is expected to demand a loan fee for the 28-year-old, which could make clubs change their minds.
What Phillips has said about life after this
While on England duty in October, Phillips said, “He (Gareth Southgate) just says I have to play games to keep my spot, and that’s what I want to do.” In that case, I agree with Gareth, and I also know that I need to play games.
That’s something I need to decide on over the next few months—whether I need to compete every week or not. It’s obviously huge. As a football player, and especially as a driven person like me, I want to play football as much as I can.
“For the past year and a half, I haven’t been able to do that because of injuries and other things, so I’ll have to think about it. Hopefully, my chance will come up, but if it doesn’t, I’ll have to make other choices as well.”
What Guardiola said about Phillips’ prospects
When asked about a new transfer in December, Guardiola said, “Kalvin is a player with us, I don’t want to anticipate anything at all.” Everyone knows what’s going on with him. It depends on if it takes place. We’ll talk if it does happen. It’s hard to do business in January… “We still have great things to play for, and after we make up our minds,”
He had written a month before, “The last word belongs to the club.” If he wants to leave, you should follow through with it. If they don’t follow through on the deal, he goes. He is acting terribly. Really, this player is one of the nicest I’ve ever seen. When the trade window is open, nobody knows what will happen with Kalvin.
