Manchester City have reportedly reached a verbal agreement with Leeds United to sign England midfielder Kalvin Phillips on permanent deal.
Pep Guardiola’s side have pinpointed Phillips as a key summer target in order to replace Fernandinho and Leeds vowed not to stand in the way of a dream move for the England international, if the money was right.
Although PSG made the call about Phillips a week ago, Manchester City was always the likeliest of destinations for the 25-year-old, whose 2021/22 season was majorly disrupted by hamstring surgery.
Phillips has spent 12 years at Leeds, rising up through the academy before making his debut in 2015. All in all he has made 234 appearances for the Whites but is now set for a fresh challenge at the Etihad.
According to reports, Kalvin Phillips has already reached an agreement with Manchester City on personal terms – as he turned down other clubs to work under Pep.
Man City are now poised to pay an initial £42M with potential bonuses valuing £3M for Leeds United midfielder Kalvin Phillips.
While the midfielder is currently away on holiday until July 4, the terms of the transfer could be finalised as early as next week.
The news was shared on Twitter by City Xtra and it attracted plenty of attention from the club’s supporters.
“HERE WE GOOO.”
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“Cucurella next.”
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“Tixiki might be goated”
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“That’s actually a good deal, well done Txiki 👏”
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“Tears in my eyes we are winning it all.”
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“It’s a decent deal in fairness i expected it to be over 50 mill.”
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Under £50 mil pic.twitter.com/ETkguAzXFT
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