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18 May 2022 15:27:18
Hi Ed002,
Rumours today that Man City interested in Kalvin Phillips: any truth to this please?
As a CDM woukd he be a replacement or back up for Rodri?
Many thanks as always!
{Ed002's Note - Kalvin Phillips (DM) a financially more viable option to Declan Rice and Manchester United have enquired in the past and may maintain that interest when a new manager arrives in the summer. An ex-PL player acting as a scout for Real Madrid has watched the player on more than one occasion. Manchester City see as an option to replace Fernandinho. West Ham enquired and made a tentative offer to no avail in January. Aston Villa have enquired - it seems very unlikely. An enquiry from Newcastle may be followed up but I suspect the player would not be keen. Whilst he has the stupid haircut that Liverpool look for in recruits, I am not aware of any approach by Liverpool or Arsenal to Leeds at this time. Leeds will resist selling and look for a new contract. I expect a new contract will be agreed but he won't stay at Leeds forever.
1.) 18 May 2022 16:07:04
Wow, thanks for the really quick response Ed002, really appreciated! Really kind of you to give up your time to reply.
{Ed002's Note - You are welcome.}
02 Jun 2023 15:01:29
Brilliant info, thanks Ed002!
18 May 2022 16:07:04
Wow, thanks for the really quick response Ed002, really appreciated! Really kind of you to give up your time to reply.
{Ed002's Note - You are welcome.}
04 Jun 2021 08:19:25
Wow, what an amazingly detailed summary - thank you Ed002.
If only Manchester United were as well run!
10 May 2016 08:07:29
Thanks for detailed reply Ed - so Stones and Laporte might compete for the "ball playing" CB and Otamendi/Mangala for the more brutish CB. Wonder if Stones will consider this before signing, given that he is potentially competing against potentially the best defender in the world?!
{Ed001's Note - possibly, you can never tell, but Pep does like to rotate a fair bit so he would get time.}
10 May 2016 07:06:12
Thanks for info Ed! If City sign two more central defenders, does this have any implications for existing ones (obv Kompany is too injury prone now) such as Mangala and Otamendi - or are City just looking to stockpile? If they have Stones, Laported, Ot. And Mang, plus Gundagon/Thiago (presumably to replace Toure?) then they'll have one hell of a team! Out of interest, are there any other "premium" players that Guardiola wants to acquire?
Many thanks for your precious time!
{Ed001's Note - from what I can gather, Mangala and Otamendi are seen as different options. They are the brute strength to play alongside the ball player and 4 defenders are what the club is looking to run with. Kompany's injuries, which the club are working hard to fix, doing everything from changing his chairs and even his boots, make him a bonus player, so to speak. If he can get and stay fit, someone would be going then.
City would like to add a driving force midfielder, a Pogba or Arturo Vidal and a forward, though I have no idea who that could be, as Aubameyang looks set to hold out for a move to Real Madrid. Maybe Lewandowski or Benzema could be the answer there?}