Kalvin Phillips | Joins City on a 6-year deal

[richards30]

Hah - no, I’m not actually.

It’s something I like in footballers though - when they’re loyal to their boyhood club and stay through their careers - do I can’t begrudge it when I see it.

Happens so rarely these days that whenever you do see it I can’t help but feel a respect for the players that manage their careers that way - particularly at less heralded Clubs.

Phillips would be good for us, but he’s far from the only (or the best) option for a player in that role, so if he decides to stay out of loyalty to Leeds, and we move on to better - I’d be happy with that outcome.

ah right fair play in your opinion. While romantic as it sounds though, if he wants to play champions league football and fight and hopefully collect trophies then he needs to move as Leeds wont be doing anything close to that for years to come? It should ram it home to him that he could have been facing championship football next season and if the best manager in the world who has just won the premier league again wants you, you can play with much better players and still probably take part in 30-40 games a season with no doubt a nice pay rise then from a career point of view you take it.

 

[Gabriel]

Just by way of comparison, the last five clubs to finish 17th in the league are Burnley, Aston Villa, Brighton, Southampton, and Watford. If he wishes to remain with his boyhood club, fair enough, but the reality is that unless Leeds can attract major investment, then it’s difficult to see them winning silverware in the next five years and it will be challenging for them to break out of the pack and claim a European spot.

 

[Nicholas van Whatsisface]

ah right fair play in your opinion. While romantic as it sounds though, if he wants to play champions league football and fight and hopefully collect trophies then he needs to move as Leeds wont be doing anything close to that for years to come? It should ram it home to him that he could have been facing championship football next season and if the best manager in the world who has just won the premier league again wants you, you can play with much better players and still probably take part in 30-40 games a season with no doubt a nice pay rise then from a career point of view you take it.

Oh yeah - I get all that mate. From all logical perspectives, he’d be daft not to join us - and as a City fan I hope we get him if he’s the player Pep wants for that position.

But if he decides to turn us down to stay at Leeds for the rest of his career, I won’t really be able to begrudge him for it.

 

[Tuearts right boot]

Yes I remember seeing the Leeds united amazon documentary, he seemed like a very down to earth and humble guy. Bielsa praised him a number of times on the documentary for being selfless hardworking and a great teammate.

KP also has a great story, he had to overcome a lot as a kid. His dad was in prison and his mom could just made ends meet. He had to get the free lunches at school and got made fun of. Apparently he is Leeds through and through . I would love to have him at city but not sure if he will leave Leeds. I remember he was getting attention from villa and Liverpool but he choose to stay with Leeds and being them back to the prem

If that's the case then you cant fault his morals.

 

[Gremlin]

Seen it all now, this is 100% going like the Grealish transfer. Some Leeds fan accounts going with the exact same angle as Villa fans last year. Such as

“Why move to a team already at the top? Surely it would be more of an achievement to get LUFC (the team that holds his heart) from the bottom to the top instead of being a bench warmer for MC”

Well they're right about one thing - it definitely would be more of an achievement to get Leeds to win the league.

 

[DeBlueLou]

No idea why people are so rabid regarding this transfer. Reliable people on here have got the wiff that City are closing in on Phillips. No reports outside of here has stated a fee since OTHER teams (outside CL places) where interested.

Imo it points to a clause just like Jacks last summer.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

People saying "he might stay at Leeds because he's a Leeds lad" are deluding themselves.

Steve Bull was a long time ago, before the Premier league, Champions league, Sky Television, Image Rights and Global Broadcasting. This simple does not happen any more for reasons I don't need to outline.

All it is ever about for any top class young pro is when they move and where to, not "if". Forget it.

 

[Gabriel]

I would be surprised if agents inserted only one clause in a contract. A release clause if relegated would be obvious for any player, as, too, would be a clause allowing the player to speak to/leave for a team playing Champions League football.

 

[DeBlueLou]

I would be surprised if agents inserted only one clause in a contract. A release clause if relegated would be obvious for any player, as, too, would be a clause allowing the player to speak to/leave for a team playing Champions League football.

And no way Stellar would be involved if there wasnt a move coming.

 

[Gabriel]

And no way Stellar would be involved if there wasnt a move coming.

True. I don’t think we’ll get him cheaply, but given the extra length of service we got from Fernandinho and the fact that we appear to have identified him as the one we want, then I’m sure it will be a fair price/deal for all parties.