It has been reported that Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri is personally keen on signing Kalvin Phillips in January.
This comes from the Daily Mail as the £42 million (Sky Sports) man’s future at Manchester City remains a topic of speculation.
It seems like Massimiliano Allegri believes Juventus could well secure the services of Kalvin Phillips in the January transfer window.
Massimiliano Allegri has ‘requested’ Juventus to sign Kalvin Phillips in January
Branded as ‘intelligent’ by Pep Guardiola, a redemption arc has been far from on the cards for the Englishman this season.
Starting a mere one game so far this campaign, it seems likely that the 27-year-old is set to be on the periphery of things once again for Manchester City.
However, it has been claimed that Massimiliano Allegri has requested the signing of Kalvin Phillips, with him being the No.1 target for Juventus in January.
In fact, even the club’s sporting director in Cristiano Giuntoli holds the same opinion as the Italian coach.
Furthermore, it is believed that the Serie A giants have ‘quietly’ begun negotiations to sign the former Leeds midfielder on loan with an option to buy.
So far, it seems like Manchester City are more willing to allow Massimiliano Allegri and his Juventus side to sign Kalvin Phillips in January rather than strengthening an interested domestic rival in Newcastle.
Kalvin Phillips should be loaned out without a shadow of a doubt
Ultimately, Manchester City seem not to trust Kalvin Phillips as an understudy to Rodri anyway and instead of simply keeping him on the bench, it would be better if he underwent a career revival under Massimiliano Allegri in January.
City would be best-placed to bring in a replacement for Phillips, who would likelier be a much bigger success than him in any case.
Keeping the treble-winner just for the sake of keeping him benefits zero parties involved.
