It has been reported that Manchester City have set an asking price of £50 million to sell Kalvin Phillips in the January transfer window.
This comes from the Mirror as the £150,000-a-week (Sport Rac) man’s future seems highly uncertain.
Now, it seems like Manchester City have decided to sell Kalvin Phillips in January but only for a fee of £50 million.
Manchester City demanding £50 million fee to sell Kalvin Phillips in January
Branded as ‘intelligent’ by Pep Guardiola, the Englishman has only started one game in the entirety of the ongoing season.
In the previous campaign as well, while Phillips did go on to win the treble, he started a mere two Premier League games, which goes to show that perhaps he failed to earn Guardiola’s trust.
Now, it has indeed been revealed that Manchester City have set £50 million as their ideal asking price to offload Kalvin Phillips in January.
Further details claim that the Sky Blues are aware that a number of Premier League teams are interested in his signature such as Newcastle United and Liverpool, with the former believed to be ready to pay the fee in question in order to replace the banned Sandro Tonali.
The 27-year-old himself is believed to be prepared to leave the Etihad Stadium in search of regular game time as he aims to be on the plane to Germany as part of England’s squad at Euro 2024.
Time for Kalvin Phillips to be moved on
From a Manchester City perspective, one can understand why they are ready to let Kalvin Phillips leave in January.
Rodri is arguably City’s most irreplaceable player and with Phillips yet to cut the mustard as his backup, offloading him is justified, particularly if the plan is to sign a superior replacement.
For the former Leeds United talisman as well, it is better for his career if he joins a club where he is guaranteed to get minutes week in, week out.
