Jude Bellingham has now sent a message to Manchester City No.4 Kalvin Phillips after England recorded a 3-1 win over Italy.
The Real Madrid No.5 wrote the post on Instagram.
So, what did Jude Bellingham say to Kalvin Phillips? Let’s take a look…
What’s the story?
Well, it has been a tough time for the 27-year-old at Manchester City after Pep Guardiola continued to overlook him in the absence of Rodri.
Despite that, Gareth Southgate has kept faith with Phillips, handing him some minutes in Friday’s 1-0 win over Australia as well as a start in Tuesday’s victory over Italy.
The £160,000-a-week man performed well in both outings at Wembley, and Bellingham has now sent his friend a message on Instagram.
After defeating Italy and securing qualification for UEFA EURO 2024 next summer, the 20-year-old wrote “my brother” in response to an Instagram post from Phillips.
How Kalvin Phillips performed after Manchester City disappointment
Phillips was surely gutted to be overlooked by Guardiola for the recent Premier League defeats against Wolves and Arsenal.
However, the Leeds-born playmaker did not appear to have that situation playing on his mind against Italy on Tuesday night.
As WhoScored shows, Phillips kept things composed in the middle of the park, registering a pass success rate of 94.1% before being replaced by Jordan Henderson in the 69th minute.
The Manchester City maestro also made one tackle and one interception, while taking a shot too.
It was a solid display for someone with little playing time under his belt at club level – to say the least.
Hopefully, Phillips can take this confidence back to the Etihad Stadium and impress Guardiola.
If he doesn’t – and remains sidelined – then a move to Newcastle looks on in January. The Northern Echo believe Eddie Howe will pounce if it becomes clear Phillips wants to leave Manchester City this winter.
Be sure to keep an eye on the situation, as anything could happen.
