Man City to pay $61 million for Kalvin Phillips
According to the transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, the two clubs agreed on June 24. The Premier League champion then agreed on personal terms with the 26 -year -old midfielder. Romano used the familiar phrase "that's done" (here we go) to notify this deal.
Phillips is a finding at Euro 2021, contributing greatly to help England to the final. The midfielder has two years of contract and is ready to renew with Leeds last season. However, the two parties cannot find a common voice. In January 20022, Leeds refused to offer $ 67 million from West Ham. Phillips himself was not excited to West Ham, wanting to move to a bigger club, and he only agreed when Man City asked for the opportunity to work under coach Pep Guardiola.
Man City and Leeds have accelerated the speed of negotiations in the past few days after Phillips replaced the representative. Leeds also found Phillips replacement when he reached an agreement to recruit potential midfielder Darko Gyabi from Man City himself for $ 6.1 million. The 18 -year -old will sign a four -year contract and have a medical examination next week.
Once the deal is completed, Phillips will become the third expensive midfielder in the history of Man City, after Kevin De Bruyne (85 million USD) and Rodri ($ 79 million). He will be the third rookie landing at Etihad this summer, after two strikers Erling Haaland from Dortmund and Julian Alvarez from River Plate.
In the coming time, Guardiola will focus on recruiting a left -back, with Marc Cucurella as a top goal. The Spanish defender was contracted until the summer of 2026, and was shouted at 60 million USD by Brighton. Cucurella grew up from La Masia training furnace, and competed for Barca B in the Guardiola period working at the Camp Nou.
Romano also reported that Man City reached an agreement to sell Gabriel Jesus to Arsenal for a total fee of $ 61 million. Arsenal still had to work with the Brazilian striker to close personal terms, and the deal is expected to be completed within seven to ten days.
Man City did not want to keep Jesus after recruiting Haaland for $ 63 million, and Julian Alvarez. All the money collected from the Jesus sold will be used by the Premier League champion to buy Phillips. Man City also wants to liquidate Raheem Sterling and Oleksandr Zinchenko to streamline the team.
Meanwhile, after Phillips, Leeds is likely to lose Raphinha pillar. Earlier this week, they refused to offer $ 35 million of Arsenal. Tottenham and Chelsea are also interested in the Brazilian winger, Leeds shouted for $ 80 million.
