Kalvin Phillips | Joins City on a 6-year deal

[FantasyIreland]

Lavia's never playing for City again if we sign Phillips. We all know this.

I have to agree,and that is a huge shame as well as a kick in the bollocks for a lad who i believe can be top class.I really do think we should have made more of his development this past season,the EDS stunted his progress IMO.

 

[waspish]

Think Lavie will be loaned to Burnley

 

[handsofstone]

Lavia's never playing for City again if we sign Phillips. We all know this.

Potentially, but it's not cut and dry

Lavia is 18, Phillips is 26....there is a an 8 year difference

Truth is unless Lavia is a once in a generation talent (Like Phil) he's probably not going to be in an amongst the first team untill he's about 22, by which point Phillips will be 30....and who knows Phillips may leave in those 4 years (similarly to how Ake is linked away after 2)

Give him a championship loan next summer, see how he does...maybe two year championship loan then a prem loan after that

This isn't FIFA (BTW I'm not saying you think this, this is a general comment) where a player progresses every year regardless, there are no guarantees with youth players

Love to see Lavia but at 18 I just can't see him being trusted /get enough gametime for the best squad in world football

 

[DeBlueLou]

Phillips getting done, sweet and now Cucurella deal is progressing, as per mr Romano... sweet times

 

[FantasyIreland]

Think Lavie will be loaned to Burnley

Hope so,along with THB,makes perfect sense.

 

[DeBlueLou]

Interesting

 

[Paladin]

Are we just signing him because he is English?

No, because they could have me if that was the only criteria.

 

[L4EV]

Interesting

It looks likely we’ll sign Roca and possibly Tyler Adams as CM’s in the scenario Phillips leaves. We’ll still need more depth as Klich and Forshaw are midtable championship at best. Think he could be a useful signing.

 

[DeBlueLou]

It looks likely we’ll sign Roca and possibly Tyler Adams as CM’s in the scenario Phillips leaves. We’ll still need more depth as Klich and Forshaw are midtable championship at best. Think he could be a useful signing.

Lavia would be a very good signing. Sounds like you guys are pretty much over Phillips leaving

 

[Manchester_lalala]

Same fate as Delap. Loans to get in the shop window and boost value, then sales with buyback clauses.

Great business model the club have created though. We must earn close to £50m in academy/CFG sales every summer.