Kalvin Phillips | Joins City on a 6-year deal

[Tugay One Cup]

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

The narrow mindedness is in thinking people don't rate him because he's not foreign.

If you want to tell yourself £60m for Kalvin Phillips is a good deal then knock yourself out but you guys don't have to make up reasons why some of us simply don't think he's a particularly good player.

 

[WEMBLEY76]

I know Yoonitid aren’t in for him,that Leeds hatred for them puts a stop to that,however if he does come to City it’s an added extra for free,he is a Leeds boy and they would never forgive him if he went to the swamp.Personally,think he would be a very good buy,price is largely irrelevant,Pep will coach him to improve greatly,he has history of this.

 

[bluesince76]

The 'up to £60m' probably means with add ons. In which case, I hope we pay every penny of it as it'll mean he's played lots of games for us, lots of England caps, plenty of PL and CL titles and potentially a Balon d'Or nomination.

From the bits I've seen of Philips, I've been impressed. Looked good for England in the Euros and his injury was part of Leeds' struggles this season. I also trust City - how many bad buys have we made since Pep's been here and even before that but with Txiki? Add in that they'll have had the thoughts of Bielsa on what he's like and if we think he's a good fit, I'm sure they'll be correct.

 

[Tangled up in blue.]

He'll be a different player when Peps had him for a few months

 

[MCFC ISRAEL]

I think people here are missing the point. I'm fact it is not our private money and therefore there are some and perhaps rightly claim that they do not care about the amount to be paid. But in the end it's money from our beloved football club, money that is not unlimited , no matter how rich our owner is, and it's money that can be used better than Kevin Phillips, if the amount will be close to 60 million. He comes as a backup player for Rodri who is the best DM in the world in my opinion who was also bought for 60 million. So true Phillips is a good player with experience in the Premier League but in my opinion at least there is no justification for this price, and if City are willing to pay such sums I think there are better options on the table. People here do not complain about the 60 million that the club willing to spends because city spent higher amounts on other players, it is in exchange for the price and here I must agree that it will be a bad deal for us, again I note- if and only if the 60 million rumors are correct.

 

[Manchester_lalala]

I think people here are missing the point. I'm fact it is not our private money and therefore there are some and perhaps rightly claim that they do not care about the amount to be paid. But in the end it's money from our beloved football club, money that is not unlimited , no matter how rich our owner is, and it's money that can be used better than Kevin Phillips, if the amount will be close to 60 million. He comes as a backup player for Rodri who is the best DM in the world in my opinion who was also bought for 60 million. So true Phillips is a good player with experience in the Premier League but in my opinion at least there is no justification for this price, and if City are willing to pay such sums I think there are better options on the table. People here do not complain about the 60 million that the club willing to spends because city spent higher amounts on other players, it is in exchange for the price and here I must agree that it will be a bad deal for us, again I note- if and only if the 60 million rumors are correct.

Why does everyone keep saying he’s coming as back up? He’ll be signed with the intention to play a part in this team, he may end up a regular starter, no one knows.

 

[decmancity]

The narrow mindedness is in thinking people don't rate him because he's not foreign.

If you want to tell yourself £60m for Kalvin Phillips is a good deal then knock yourself out but you guys don't have to make up reasons why some of us simply don't think he's a particularly good player.

I suspect this will be your last post in this thread then.

Its getting very boring this whole back and forth, so if you don't rate the lad stop posting in this thread and post in the others of the players you do rate.

At the end of the day, its very easy to see why Pep/City prefer Phillips over the other options being thrown out there. If you disagree, that is fine but doesn't matter how many times you post in here how X is only 20m and better, it doesnt matter.

 

[richards30]

I suspect this will be your last post in this thread then.

Its getting very boring this whole back and forth, so if you don't rate the lad stop posting in this thread and post in the others of the players you do rate.

At the end of the day, its very easy to see why Pep/City prefer Phillips over the other options being thrown out there. If you disagree, that is fine but doesn't matter how many times you post in here how X is only 20m and better, it doesnt matter.

Brace yourself mate……… ;-)

 

[ganganvince]

Why does everyone keep saying he’s coming as back up? He’ll be signed with the intention to play a part in this team, he may end up a regular starter, no one knows.

With that arrival of Haaland and expected departures would hazard a guess the team may set up differently next season and for all we know Phillips may well have all the attributes to play in that system.

 

[RayCTID]

Kalvin Phillips is a similar signing to when we signed Fabian Delph and he did a decent job for us in that respect.