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title: "Aston Villa: Club make £15m bid for Kalvin Phillips"
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published: "2019-08-03T13:00:48Z"
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# Aston Villa: Club make £15m bid for Kalvin Phillips

**Aston Villa have made a £15m bid for Leeds United midfielder Kalvin Phillips, according to [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/exclusive-pl-club-submit-mammoth-bid-for-leeds-player/).**

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Phillips has rejected a contract extension offered by Leeds due to the terms, but [**it is said**](https://www.footballinsider247.com/exclusive-pl-club-submit-mammoth-bid-for-leeds-player/) the Championship side have turned down Villa’s offer and intend to keep Phillips at Elland Road.

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If Phillips was to join Villa, he would be one of three new signings likely to be battling it out for the holding midfield spot – alongside Marvelous Nakamba and Douglas Luiz, though it is the Englishman and Zimbabwean who are arguably the most natural, with Luiz’s main strength being dribbling, as per [**WhoScored**](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/337883/Show/Douglas-Luiz).

Phillips’ main strengths are passing and tackling, which are ideal for a defensive midfielder to have, especially in a team such as Dean Smith’s who play an expansive style, as indicated by the shape shown on [**Total Football Analysis**](https://totalfootballanalysis.com/head-coach-analysis/dean-smith-aston-villa-tactical-analysis-statistics).

This means that he would be able to influence the game both on and off the ball, with another [**Total Football Analysis**](https://totalfootballanalysis.com/player-analysis/kalvin-phillips-leeds-tactical-analysis-statistics) article highlighting Phillips was Leeds’ third-highest passer and made the most tackles of anyone in the side last season.

Nakamba’s tackling is cited as very strong on [**WhoScored**](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/243249/Show/Marvelous-Nakamba), while his passing, concentration and ball interception are also seen as strengths.

In last season’s Champions League, Nakamba made [**4.4 tackles**](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/243249/History/Marvelous-Nakamba), 3 interceptions and 1.8 clearances per game, while completing 84% of his passes.

This shows that both players have well-rounded games that could adapt to Villa’s style of play well.

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If Phillips signs for Villa it will be very intriguing to see who will be picked as the club’s main defensive midfielder.

While it would give Smith a dilemma having him at Villa Park, it would certainly be a good one to have, so they should carry on with their efforts to sign the 23-year-old.

***Aston Villa fans, do you want to see Phillips snapped up before the start of the season? Let us know in the comment section below!***