Four Premier League clubs 'to rival Juventus for Manchester City's Kalvin Phillips'
The 28-year-old is widely expected to leave the Etihad Stadium in the January transfer window as he has struggled to gain regular first-team football under manager Pep Guardiola.
Phillips has started just five of his 31 appearances for Man City since joining from boyhood club Leeds United in July 2022, and he has allegedly been given the green light by the Citizens to seek pastures new.
A host of clubs from across Europe have been credited with an interest in signing Phillips, including Serie A leaders Juventus.
The Italian giants are believed to be in the market for midfield reinforcements due to the long-term absences of Paul Pogba and Nicolo Fagioli – the former is facing an anti-doping tribunal for a failed drugs test while the latter has been handed a seven-month ban from football for breaching betting rules.
However, according to Sky Sports News, Juventus face competition for Phillips's signature from Premier League quartet Newcastle, West Ham, Everton and Crystal Palace.
The report adds that Man City would prefer to sell Phillips in January, but a loan move has not been ruled out, although their demands for a £5m loan fee as well as paying the majority, if not all, of his £135,000-a-week wages could be a stumbling block for a number of interested suitors.
Several of these teams are said to have made initial approaches to Man City to register their interest in Phillips, with Newcastle one club who have been tipped as a plausible destination for the midfielder.
The Magpies have been keen to strengthen their midfield ever since summer
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