As we kinda curtailed his career in a way and his confidence, form and fitness went tits up, I fully understand why no team would offer anything but a loan.
Set a 5M loan fee and full payment of wages by everton and semd him for 12 months, being stuborn about a full sale and him eating up wages here does nothing for us.
Let's be honest here all the clubs that moaned about City money and FFP but still want a helping hand or freebie handout from us, Phillips is a good player who is not suited to City and Pep-style but that doesn't mean he is crap, City are on a level above most of the clubs in the Premier League and Phillips can play for most clubs and be a valued player to them,
With FFP Manchester City can not just offload players or help other clubs with loans, We have to watch every penny just like everyone else, Yes we are never going to get market value for Phillips but asking around £20million is fair.
For me, City will get a better deal with a player exchange and Everton have somebody on City's radar (Branthwaite)
So let's talk numbers and both parties and players could be happy on