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title: "Manchester City: Jacque Talbot drops Kalvin Phillips transfer claim"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/manchester-city-jacque-talbot-drops-kalvin-phillips-transfer-claim/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Will Seager"
section: "Follow up"
published: "2022-06-20T12:45:08Z"
modified: "2022-06-20T12:45:08Z"
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# Manchester City: Jacque Talbot drops Kalvin Phillips transfer claim

**[Manchester City](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/manchester-city-news/) will be ‘launching a bid soon’ for [Leeds United](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/leeds-united-news/) midfielder Kalvin Phillips as he is ‘absolutely perfect’ for Pep Guardiola’s side, journalist Jacque Talbot has claimed.**

### **The Lowdown: Phillips transfer rumours**

According to a report by [The Athletic](https://theathletic.com/3362329/2022/06/15/kalvin-phillips-and-the-expectation-of-a-bid-from-manchester-city/?redirected=1), it is expected that the 26-year-old will contemplate forcing through a move to the [Premier League](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league-news/) champions if a bid is tabled this summer. It is believed that an offer of around £50m would be enough for the Whites to allow the midfielder to make the switch to the Etihad Stadium.

Whilst this would match [West Ham’s bid](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/jan/29/west-ham-leeds-reject-raphinha-bid) put forward in January, City’s offer would be more likely to be accepted given [Phillips’ desire](https://www.footballinsider247.com/sources-man-city-phillips-leeds/) to join the Manchester club.

### **The Latest: Talbot’s claim on Phillips**

[Talbot](https://twitter.com/jac_talbot?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor), who works as a freelance journalist for The Times, The Mirror and The Guardian, believes that City are now set to head to the negotiating table and submit a bid for the Leeds star.

When asked on Sunday evening whether Phillips has a long-term future at Elland Road, the reporter told [GiveMeSport](https://www.givemesport.com/88023205-man-city-could-now-land-absolutely-perfect-50m-star-at-the-etihad): “There’s been no talk of contracts yet because the only clubs that he would have gone to is a team like Manchester City or Liverpool.

“He’s absolutely perfect for Manchester City. It sounds like they’re going to be launching a bid soon.

“I imagine it will be accepted by Leeds and he will go on and play Champions League football. He is absolutely perfect for them.”

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### **The Verdict: He’d be a great signing**

With Fernandinho [leaving the club](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12588609/fernandinho-confirms-he-is-set-to-leave-man-city-pep-guardiola-i-didnt-know) this summer after nine years at the Etihad, Phillips would likely be a fantastic replacement for the City captain, given the Englishman’s defensive attributes.

When compared with positional peers across Europe’s top five leagues over the past year, the 26-year-old ranks in the 98th percentile for pressures, the 97th percentile for tackles and the 96th percentile for blocks (via [FBRef](https://fbref.com/en/players/4f565d77/Kalvin-Phillips)), all indicating his no-nonsense nature in the midfield engine room.

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With Guardiola looking to add depth to compete with Rodri in the holding midfield position, Phillips’ prospective arrival at the Etihad would be a great addition to the champions’ squad.

***In other news: [Pep Guardiola is fighting to keep hold of this Man City star](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/manchester-city-news/manchester-city-pep-guardiola-fighting-to-keep-hold-of-bernardo-silva/)***