Kalvin Phillips is set to leave Manchester City next month following a staggering lack of minutes since he signed for the club.
The midfielder is poised to depart after a pretty forgetful 18 months at the club, with Juventus seemingly the club currently in pole position to land him. Fabrizio Romano reported recently that talks are on between City and the Italian giants.
Phillips has been unable to convince Pep Guardiola of his worth since his move from Leeds United.
The £150,000-a-week man has not been able to play over Rodri, but then he’s been behind the likes of Mateo Kovacic, Matheus Nunes, Rico Lewis, John Stones and even Manuel Akanji in the pecking order.
He will leave next month, and there is no word on what City would really like to happen if Phillips is to join Juve – the club he apparently wants – on loan…
Manchester City would like mandatory clause in any Kalvin Phillips loan deal
90min have reported on the Phillips to Juventus situation and have word on what City would like if it is going to be a loan move.
Apparently, the club would like a mandatory purchase option, so the club can definitely get some cash for the player at the end of the season.
90min say that City actually value Phillips at £40 million.
It is also stated that City would be open to doing a loan deal with triggers. So if Phillips achieved certain things while on loan with Juve (e.g. making a certain number of appearances) then Italian giants would then have to buy him.
There is a slightly concerning line though that it would be ‘a very big ask for Juve’ to commit to a mandatory purchase of £40 million.
City would be doing very well to sell Phillips for £40 million
So City value Phillips at £40 million, which is certainly interesting.
The ‘intelligent’ star probably should have played much more during his time at the Etihad Stadium, but it’s difficult to see how a club would be willing to pay around this figure.
The club would be doing incredibly well to get £40 million for Phillips given his lack of impact and game time at the Etihad.
Surely, a figure around the £30 million mark would be more realistic. It must be remembered that City aren’t the greatest at selling players for their true value.
