Kalvin Phillips | Joins City on a 6-year deal

[LongsightM13]

Its almost as if we have thrived over the last five years in particular by diligently building a world class team and squad, mainly through identifying and signing the right players. Even when many of us here, myself included, may not have agreed with the deal at the time.
About five miles away over the city boundary, we can see the results of the very opposite, a vain, shallow and arrogant non-strategy of chasing the flashiest, shiniest, high profile toys, whether or not they are needed. With predictable results.

 

[maurizio]

"City are willing to pay up to £60 million". Like as if anyone involved in the transfer is going to be let it known to a journalist what our maximum figure would be. Or that we regularly overpay for our stars. Our two new forwards look like bargains. If we have looked at Philips and rate him I think we should trust our valuation. We have walked away on loads of deals recently if City feel the fee is too much and moved on to other targets. This forum had doubts over Rodri and Diaz recently. It's hard to judge players when we rarely see them, especially if it's the odd game in Southgate's England side.

 

[BringBackSwales]

Net spend trophy is pretty prestigious to win.

Indeed. Norwich Watford and Burnley were all champions league rated in the net spend trophy

 

[Coatigan]

If Kalvin's name was João and he played for Lisbon or Lazio it would be a different narrative on here.

He'd probably be a better player too, and cost less.



I kid, I don't know enough to think he's that bad. I do think the 60m claims are nonsense though.

 

[Tangled up in blue.]

wonder how good rodwell could have been had he stayed fit

And playing for Pep

 

[Tangled up in blue.]

£30-£40 million and I could understand it, as that’s probably his value and enough to pay for a squad player.

£60 million for this guy and it just stinks of lazy recruitment.

Yes lazy negotiating

 

[JewelZee]

Yes lazy negotiating

Again with the fucking lazy...you guys have got to be kidding, right?

 

[Tangled up in blue.]

£35M+5m add ons I think

 

[Paul1970]

If Kalvin's name was João and he played for Lisbon or Lazio it would be a different narrative on here.

I agree . I cannot believe that we are not all over this one coming in as this guy under pep will be an absolute monster . £50-£60 million for a player who was immense for England last year when they got to the he euro final is a really good deal if we can pull it over the line but as you say because he hasn’t got the fancy name and doesn’t play for the fancy club he is not good enough for us . Very narrow minded view that is

 

[samuelyeboah]

If Kalvin's name was João and he played for Lisbon or Lazio it would be a different narrative on here.

Ironically, you are correct, except for the exact wrong reasons -

1. the "narrative" in here is that for some reason, Kalvin phillips is a world class player who's worth 60m and anyone who says otherwise is a pathetic basement dwelling arsehole who shouldn't even hold opinions.
2. There is in fact a player named João that is AT LEAST as good as Kalvin Phillips (and the same age) - his name is João Palhinha and he's going to wolves for £20m, and people dismiss whenever you suggest him.
3. Suggesting "foreign sounding names" here will get you labelled as a "Football Manager kid".