Transfer news expert Fabrizio Romano has taken to his exclusive Daily Briefing column to discuss the recent Liverpool links with Manchester City midfielder Kalvin Phillips.
The England international isn’t seeing much playing time at Man City at the moment, so it seems likely that he could leave the Etihad Stadium in the near future, though it remains to be seen where he might go next.
Phillips could surely be a tempting option for Liverpool after they lost so many midfield players over the summer, with Jordan Henderson and Fabinho both moving to Saudi Arabia, while James Milner, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Naby Keita left as free agents.
Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai, Ryan Gravenberch and Wataru Endo ended up joining the Reds, but one imagines there could be room for someone like Phillips as well.
Still, Romano is not aware of anything concrete happening there, so it might be that this is just speculation for the moment.
“As previously mentioned, it’s looking increasingly likely for Kalvin Phillips to leave Manchester City this January, but I’m not aware of any negotiation with Liverpool at this stage, despite what’s been reported elsewhere,” Romano explained.
“It’s very quiet around Liverpool as of now, no decision will be made in October for their transfer plans in the January window – it will be decided later this year.”