Kalvin Phillips has been heavily linked with a return to Leeds United ahead of the summer transfer window. The midfielder needs a new club in the next window, as Ipswich are set to get relegated and Manchester City want to offload him. Leeds are emerging as the clear favourites to sign him in the coming months.
Leeds are focused on ensuring they play Premier League football next season, but they are jotting down their transfer plan with the hope of promotion in the coming weeks.
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The Whites have been linked with an interest in Rangers star Nicolas Raskin, but there is increasing noise that the Whites will look to re-sign Kalvin Phillips in the summer.
The midfielder is keen on returning to Elland Road in the summer after struggling in the last three years and there are suggestions he could end up at Leeds even if they do not get promoted.
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According to Football Insider, there are several hurdles Leeds would need to clear if they want to get their hands on the player in the next transfer window.
Manchester City are keen to sell him, but they do not want to sell at a cut-price option and are likely to demand somewhere between £20m to £25m for Phillips.
Phillips would also have to agree to take a significant pay cut as Leeds are in no position to meet his £150,000 per week contract at this point.
The midfielder’s willingness to return to Leeds should mean he would agree to take the pay cut, but the real advantage of Leeds is that they could be the only club wanting to sign him next summer.
Manchester City are unlikely to have a clamour of suitors chasing Phillips, and Leeds could be the only viable destination for him in the coming months.
This deal now seems like an inevitability
If Leeds are in the Premier League next season, it seems certain the midfielder will return to Elland Road from Manchester City next summer.
The Whites supporters are divided on his potential return, as there are serious concerns about what is left in the tank for the 29-year-old midfielder.
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He has been struggling since he left Leeds in 2022, but a return to Elland Road could be his last chance to rekindle a career that promised so much.
If Daniel Farke wants him back, he must have something in his mind about how to use Phillips more effectively in his team and it could still turn out to be a fairytale return.
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