Kalvin Phillips | Joins City on a 6-year deal

[Cobwebcat]

It’s often been said but City love a release clause.

If 35 is true there will be a few takers though none to concern us.

 

[BillyShears]

Yes I think all that is true it’s just that we normally buy a rival not a back up. No player at City plays all the time. Rodri and Rice could get 30 games each. They give up game time to win trophies that’s the deal. Accept rotation whoever you are.

I think Phillips is better than you give him credit for. Obviously these things are difficult to predict in terms of how a player adapts and how they improve. But the key thing for me is that he played in a positional system as a lone pivot and in a team that in many respects were even more 'adventurous' in their attacking, and therefore even more exposed at times defensively.

Rice is an absolute non-starter. The fee alone makes it just a pointless conversation. The Tchouameni hype train is also a non starter. They're talking about 80 million euros. That's not something I would ever see City doing for a kid with a couple of seasons of football under his belt. I agree that City tend to buy competition, and not back ups. But I also think that rotation is part of the game when you play as many games as we do.

Phillips for me would be more like Foden, Grealish, Sterling, Mahrez in that either him or Rodri could be picked and there'd be little argument in the selections as both of them would be more than capable of performing in 90% of the games we have every season.

 

[Cobwebcat]

I think Phillips is better than you give him credit for. Obviously these things are difficult to predict in terms of how a player adapts and how they improve. But the key thing for me is that he played in a positional system as a lone pivot and in a team that in many respects were even more 'adventurous' in their attacking, and therefore even more exposed at times defensively.

Rice is an absolute non-starter. The fee alone makes it just a pointless conversation. The Tchouameni hype train is also a non starter. They're talking about 80 million euros. That's not something I would ever see City doing for a kid with a couple of seasons of football under his belt. I agree that City tend to buy competition, and not back ups. But I also think that rotation is part of the game when you play as many games as we do.

Phillips for me would be more like Foden, Grealish, Sterling, Mahrez in that either him or Rodri could be picked and there'd be little argument in the selections as both of them would be more than capable of performing in 90% of the games we have every season.

Yes I don’t dislike him. Pep likes to keep a squad low in numbers and high in quality and gives everyone plenty of games to keep them happy so in that sense there are better alternatives to Calvin If we are willing to pay more.

From a monetary point of view £35 million would be a great deal. However the only release clause I can find anywhere is £25 million if Leeds go down which makes me think that ship has sailed and Leeds would want £80 million or some daft figure which City wouldn’t spend.

I think Tchoumeni has gone to RM now and I would absolutely have bought him. Some kids are worth it.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

Is that not a relegation release clause or still active even now they've stayed up?

I don't know that for definite but I don't believe it to be conditional because I wasn't told it was. Howveer they looked dead and buried when I was told.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

It’s often been said but City love a release clause.

If 35 is true there will be a few takers though none to concern us.

It is true and he wants to join us.

Hate to play ITK but on this one I am.

 

[Cobwebcat]

It is true and he wants to join us.

Hate to play ITK but on this one I am.

I believe you…everyone would come here now. It’s just there is a chance the clause has gone now they have stayed up in which case Leeds could ask for silly money?

 

[Blue Smarties]

It was only last summer the whole nation dubbed him the Yorkshire Pirlo. £35m for a lad to come in with the same attitude as Ake is a no brainer.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

I don't think we've approached Leeds according to reports. Only that we have an interest, maybe tolmie knows what's going on.

He's wanted. £35m. Up to the player now.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

I believe you…everyone would come here now. It’s just there is a chance the clause has gone now they have stayed up in which case Leeds could ask for silly money?

I posed about this above. I don't know for definite but last week I was told this was happening but at the time Leeds looked dead and buried.

 

[Cobwebcat]

He's wanted. £35m. Up to the player now.

Well then that’s a good deal. What’s he waiting for?! He should be half way down the M62.