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Kalvin Phillips Compilation Proves He's A Perfect Fit For Manchester City

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Updated 14:10 25 Jun 2022 GMT+1Published 14:08 25 Jun 2022 GMT+1

Kalvin Phillips Compilation Proves He's A Perfect Fit For Manchester City

Kalvin Phillips is heading to Manchester City from Leeds in a £45 million move.

Josh Lawless

Josh Lawless

A compilation of Kalvin Phillips doing his thing in midfield proves the 26-year-old is a perfect fit for Manchester City.

On Friday night, news broke that City were closing in on the signing of the Leeds United star in a deal totalling £45 million.

City had identified Phillips as a top target this summer and are set to pay £42 million up front, with a further £3 million in add-ons.

In a separate transfer, City's 18-year-old midfielder Darko Gyabi is heading in the opposite direction for £5 million fee.

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Phillips, who is expected to join his new club for pre-season, will become City's second signing of the summer and follow up the huge capture of Erling Haaland from Borussia Dortmund.

Image: Alamy
Image: Alamy

Guardiola has clearly been high on Phillips, who developed into a complete defensive midfielder under Marcelo Bielsa.

An 8 minute video of his best bits on YouTube has garnered just short of 40,000 views and shows exactly what Phillips will bring to City.


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He has a tough task in nailing down a starting spot as the deepest midfielder after Rodri's phenomenal season for the champions, but Phillips would appear to have all the traits to excel in City possession-based approach.

The one-club man has a sense for sniffing out opposition attacks but combines that with a wonderful range of passing and the ability to dictate a game from deep.

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Image: Alamy

'The Yorkshire Pirlo' did this with distinction in England's run to the Euro 2020 final with a series of impressive displays.

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He provided the assist for Raheem Sterling's winner in the opening fixture against Croatia with a lovely run and pass and maintained that level throughout the tournament.

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Image: Alamy

Capped 23 times by his country, Phillips was named as England's Player of the Year for his displays.

Guardiola, a top-tier midfield metronome himself back in the day, has the perfect knowledge for the position and Phillips is likely to take his game to another level under the Catalan.

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Image: Alamy
Image: Alamy

After a 1-1 draw at Elland Road in November, Phillips found himself in awe of the City boss when they shook hands.

As per The Times, Phillips said: "I was more mesmerised by Pep Guardiola giving me a handshake, and saying, 'Congratulations, well done.' That was nice."

City are now expected to push for a deal for Brighton left-back Marc Cucurella, though they are likely to offload Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus to Chelsea and Arsenal respectively.

Featured Image Credit: Image: Instagram/@transfers & YouTube

Topics: Kalvin Phillips, Leeds United, Manchester City, Premier League, England, Pep Guardiola

Josh Lawless
Josh Lawless

Josh is a sports journalist who specialises in football and WWE. He has been published by Curzon Ashton FC, Late Tackle, Manchester City FC, The Mirror, Read Man City and Manchester Evening News. He provides coverage of professional wrestling and has covered two WrestleMania events for SPORTbible.

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