Liverpool are said to be considering a move for Manchester City midfielder Kalvin Phillips, as Fabinho closes in a £40 million move to Saudi Arabia.
The Reds are set to lose the Brazilian, who is speaking with Al-Ittihad at the moment.
As per the Mirror, the Saudi club have tabled a £40 million bid. And Fabinho has been given permission to undergo a medical and finalise the move.
He will not be travelling with the Liverpool squad to their pre-season training camp in Germany.
Liverpool will need to replace the South American.
And it looks like they could turn to current City fringe player Phillips, a man they have held an interest in before…
Liverpool eye potential transfer for Man City midfielder Kalvin Phillips
According to the Sky Sports, Liverpool are considering a move for Phillips.
The Reds have a few other names they are considering, including Romeo Lavia, Ryan Gravenberch and Sofyan Amrabat.
Phillips, of course, endured a pretty tough first season at City following his move from Leeds United.
The 27-year-old was regularly on the bench and could not oust Rodri from the starting XI.
He played very little, and the player has admitted that it was a tough season for him.
As a result of his lack of minutes, speculation has been rife about his future so far this summer.
But Phillips wants to stay at City and fight for his place. He is determined to show why City decided to buy him, and he wants to become a success a the.
But it remains to be seen if he will actually stay.
Man City should avoid selling Kalvin Phillips to Liverpool
City need to avoid selling Phillips to Liverpool if they can.
If the Reds come calling, then a very tough stance needs to be adopted.
Liverpool are still big rivals for City, and they will come strong again in 2023/24.
City cannot be helping to strengthen them, even if Phillips – previously branded ‘an intelligent player’ by Pep Guardiola – has only been a fringe player for the past year.
So if Liverpool do show intent to sign Phillips, then City need to slap a huge asking price on the player.
