West Ham are becoming favourites to sign £42m player kalvin Phillips needs to leave Manchester City.
It’s as simple as that. The Yorkshire Pirlo is barely getting a game at the Etihad, and in order to save his chances of going to Euro 2024 he needs to start playing football on a regular basis.
Luckily for Phillips, he’s not been short of interest as of late.
Indeed, Newcastle and Crystal Palace have both been linked with a move for Phillips as of late, but according to Ben Jacobs, speaking on The Done Deal Show, West Ham United are now emerging as the favourites in the race to sign the midfielder.
West Ham favourites for Phillips
Jacobs shared what he knows about the £42m man.
“Kalvin Phillips is another one. I’d be staggered if he doesn’t go between now and the end of the window. I’m told that even though Newcastle have been linked they haven’t opened talks, Roy Hodgson says that Crystal Palace are genuinely interested, but I would keep an eye on West Ham because I’m told at the moment that it may be West Ham United who are emerging as the frontrunner there,” Jacobs said.
Incredible midfield
All of a sudden, West Ham might just have one of the best midfields in the Premier League.
Indeed, with Phillips, James Ward-Prowse, Edson Alvarez, Tomas Soucek and Lucas Paqueta all to choose from, West Ham have a whole host of fantastic options in that position.
The Hammers would be truly spoilt for choice in the midfield if Phillips were to arrive from City, so much so that we’d question whether or not Phillips would even start for the Hammers at this point.
This is certainly a situation to keep an eye on as it looks like the Hammers’ interest in the former Leeds United man is intensifying.
