{"id":613486,"date":"2022-06-08T13:48:55","date_gmt":"2022-06-08T17:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=613486"},"modified":"2022-06-08T13:48:55","modified_gmt":"2022-06-08T17:48:55","slug":"manchester-city-leeds-united-midfielder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/08\/manchester-city-leeds-united-midfielder\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester City To Approach Leeds United Midfielder Following International Break"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/06\/manchester-city-women-free-agents\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester City<\/a> will look to make an approach for <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/05\/31\/details-barcelona-raphinha-from-leeds-united-as-competition-mounts\/\" target=\"_self\">Leeds United<\/a> midfielder Kalvin Phillips once England&#8217;s international fixtures have been completed.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">This comes from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TelegraphDucker\/status\/1534541999109558272?t=Tjdor08Qg-l-Z4IvlF6KSA&amp;s=19\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the Telegraph&#8217;s James Ducker<\/a>, who adds that the Premier League champions are set to fend off interest from several clubs, including city rivals <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/07\/alessandro-bastoni-manchester-united-tottenham\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Leeds United are in ongoing contract talks with Kalvin Phillips.<\/p>\n<p>An exit this summer is NOT guaranteed. <\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\uddde <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeleFootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TeleFootball<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#LUFC<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Leeds?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Leeds<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SThIkg9SX5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/SThIkg9SX5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; One Leeds Fan Channel (@OneLeedsFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OneLeedsFC\/status\/1534143852633808896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 7, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">Leeds United Midfielder To Be Approached By Manchester City After International Break<\/h2>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">Premier League Interest<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/04\/27\/manchester-united-leeds-united-midfielder\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United<\/a> had appeared to be leading the way in signing Leeds United midfielder, Kalvin Phillips. However, with a strong allegiance to the Yorkshire club, a move to Old Trafford may not have been feasible for him should an offer be put on the table.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In step Manchester City who, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/06\/manchester-city-manchester-united-frenkie-de-jong\/\" target=\"_self\">not for the first time this season,<\/a> look to sabotage a potential transfer for their city rivals.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/03\/manchester-city-targets-summer\/\" target=\"_self\">Read also: Exciting Young Duo Revealed as Priority Manchester City Targets <\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">According to Ducker, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/05\/27\/luis-suarez-reunion-steven-gerrard\/\" target=\"_self\">Aston Villa<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/08\/who-west-ham-united-are-targeting\/\" target=\"_self\">West Ham United<\/a> had also shown interest in the 26-year-old, meaning Pep Guardiola won&#8217;t hesitate to put a bid in before other clubs start to make offers themselves.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Fernandinho Replacement<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">It has been said before that Manchester City are looking at Kalvin Phillips as a long-term successor to Fernandinho.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/04\/12\/fernandinho-will-leave-manchester-city-summer\/\" target=\"_self\">Brazilian is departing the club<\/a> at the end of the season after an impressive nine-year stint and Guardiola is on the hunt for a combative holding midfielder.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/05\/09\/manchester-united-midfielder-snubs-manchester-city\/\" target=\"_self\">Read also: Manchester United Midfielder Snubs Manchester City <\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Reports suggested that City were looking to lure Paul Pogba from the other side of town, but the Frenchman appears to favour a move to another European club, with <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/05\/juventus-paul-pogba-negotiations\/\" target=\"_self\">Juventus leading the way<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">City should have an influx of cash with a potential imminent departure of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/05\/11\/city-striker-gabriel-jesus-agent-talks\/\" target=\"_self\">Gabriel Jesus<\/a>, with Arsenal and Real Madrid interested. The club have already bolstered their attacking options with the arrival of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/05\/09\/manchester-city-erling-haaland-transfer\/\" target=\"_self\">Erling Haaland<\/a> and Julien Alvarez.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">Leeds United Hopeful of Keeping Hold of Phillips<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Despite only avoiding relegation on the final day of the season, Leeds boss Jesse <u>Marsch<\/u> is confident that the club can persuade Phillips to stay at Elland Road.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Yorkshire outfit are hopeful that Phillips will stay for an additional year and potentially move in the summer of 2023.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">However, if a bid comes in over the coming weeks that is too good for Leeds to turn down then it&#8217;s highly likely that the outcome will end in a departure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester City will look to make an approach for Leeds United midfielder Kalvin Phillips once England&#8217;s international fixtures have been completed. This comes from the Telegraph&#8217;s James Ducker, who adds that the Premier League champions are set to fend off interest from several clubs, including city rivals Manchester United. 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