Manchester City confirm signing of Kalvin Phillips on six-year deal

 

 

Midfielder Kalvin Phillips of Leeds United has been purchased by Manchester City for £45 million.

 

The Premier League winners and the 26-year-old England international have agreed to a six-year contract.

He joins Stefan Ortega Moreno and Erling Haaland as Pep Guardiola’s third summer additions.

 

“I am absolutely delighted to have joined Manchester City. City have again proved to be the best team in the country,” Phillips said.

 

Phillips still had two years on his Leeds contract after making 235 appearances over the course of eight seasons at Elland Road.

 

He said City have “an amazing squad and a manager in Pep Guardiola who is rightly considered to be the finest in the world”.

 

He added: “To be able to play under Pep and learn from him and his coaching staff as well as be part of such a fantastic squad is a prospect that I am incredibly excited about.”