It has been claimed that Barcelona consider a loan move for Kalvin Phillips far too pricey.
The Manchester City dynamo’s future remains one of the biggest talking points of the January transfer window, as Fabrizio Romano has made this fresh revelation.
On Wednesday, it was reported that Xavi’s side were willing to sign the 28-year-old on loan this month.
Fabrizio Romano: Barcelona consider loan move for Kalvin Phillips “too expensive”
Apart from former Southampton midfielder Oriol Romeu, the Spanish giants lack an established number six in their ranks, with Ilkay Gundogan having deputised in the role for much of this season.
Recently, it was revealed that clubs such as West Ham United, Newcastle United and Crystal Palace were all interested in signing Phillips on loan but all these clubs were opposed to the idea of paying a £6 million loan fee to get the deal over the line.
That seems to be the case with Barcelona as well, who view a loan deal for Kalvin Phillips as “too expensive” when judging the current conditions proposed by Manchester City, according to Fabrizio Romano.
Furthermore, Romano has claimed that the Catalan side are yet to have approached City about securing the 150,000-a-week (Sport Rac) man’s services.
The Italian journalist also mentioned that West Ham are “still working and pushing” to sign the treble-winner on loan and currently, they are merely waiting for him to make his final decision about his next move.
Manchester City need not budge when it comes to the Kalvin Phillips deal
Considering West Ham seem to be extremely keen on signing Kalvin Phillips on loan in January, Manchester City need not budge and try to make the deal doable for Barcelona.
The Sky Blues are known for being astute when it comes to the business side of football and once again, they would be setting a strict precedent for how they like to loan players by sticking to their guns with regards to Phillips’ loan deal.
If a deal for the former Leeds United talisman manages to fall through, there would be no harm in him remaining
