Leaving Man City And Targeting Many Clubs, Phillips Wants To Go To Barcelona

Manchester City midfielder Kalvin Phillps. (X/@ManCity)

JAKARTA - Manchester City midfielder Kalvin Phillips has become a fight for many clubs. However, Phillips hopes to join Barcelona who is also after him.

Phillips hopes to leave Man City soon. The difficulty of getting a place in the first team since moving from Leeds United made Phillips uncomfortable at Man City.

He has only played 31 times for The Citizens since his arrival in 2022. Of the total matches played, Phillips has played only 16 times in the English Premier League. This season, he played only 10 times. He played very few playing minutes, namely 89.

The club also allowed this 28-year-old player to move. Only, Phillips wants to be loaned first until the end of the season. Furthermore, the club got the option of signing him permanently.

As soon as he was ready to be released from Man City, Phillips immediately became a hunt. The quality of this England national team player is unquestionable.

This is what has made him targeted by a number of English Premier League clubs. No less Newcastle United, Crystal Palace, and West Ham United want to borrow it.

From outside England, there are duo La Liga Spain, Atletico Madrid, and Barcelona who want to attract Phillips. In fact, Barca immediately wanted to bring him.

Phillips also hopes to join Barca. Moreover, he received a guarantee of entry to the first team under Xavi Hernandez's coaching.

The reason is, Barca lost main midfielder Gavi who suffered an ACL injury so he had to rest for a long time. Phillips is considered quite ideal to replace Gavi in the Blaugrana midfield.

However, Man City has set a price of 7 million for clubs who want to borrow Phillips until the end of the competition. Furthermore, the club only needs to pay the player's salary.

When Phillips' loan contract expires, the club that borrows gets the first option to recruit him permanently. Man City also asked for a price of 40 million for the transfer of players.

The problem is, Barca is still not out of the financial crisis. If you just borrow Phillips, Barca can still do it. However, for permanent purchases, it is certainly not an easy matter if it is not said to be impossible for Barca.

This is what makes Barca's chances small. On the other hand, Newcastle is ready to fulfill Man City's request. Only, The Magpies competed with West Ham.