Juventus Trying To Save Kalvin Phillips At Manchester City

Manchester City midfielder Kalvin Phillps. (Twitter @ManCity)

JAKARTA - Juventus are targeting Manchester City midfielder Kalvin Phillips. Juve is at least trying to save players who rarely get the chance to play at Man City.

Juve plans to bring Phillips in the player transfer window which opens in January 2024. Only, Juve is likely to borrow this 27-year-old until the end of the competition season.

There is no purchase option offered by the Bianconeri. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, the club has contacted Phillips' agent so that player transfers can be made in January next year.

Juve want to get Phillips soon. The reason is, this Italian Serie giant competes with Bayern Munich, Juventus and English Premier League club Liverpool.

It is hoped that Phillips' executive will be able to help Juve make improvements to the middle sector. Especially after Juve lost two midfielders who were suspended.

Former Manchester United player Paul Pogba has been sanctioned for a doping case. Meanwhile, Nicolo Faioli had to resign because he was involved in soccer gambling.

Phillips himself almost certainly left Man City in the second round of the competition. The reason is, he is rarely played by manager Pep Guardiola.

Because of this, Phillips is called overweight, aka fat for a professional athlete.

This could threaten Phillips' chances of strengthening the England national team at Euro 2024. He obviously needed a chance to play.

If you rarely play, manager Gareth Southgate will not call players whose game hours are still limited

However, it is difficult for him to join Guardiola's squad of choice. On the other hand, if he joins Juve, Phillips has the opportunity to be the first choice for coach Massimiliano Allegri.