There was a time when I was sweeping the EPL!Director GOAT Guardiola also abandoned Fat MF Savior appears

Apr 22, 2025

There was a time when I was sweeping the EPL!Director GOAT Guardiola also abandoned Fat MF Savior appears
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There was a time when I was sweeping the EPL!Director GOAT Guardiola also abandoned Fat MF Savior appears
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Leeds United appeared as the savior of Calvin Phillips.

England's Football Insider reported on the 22nd (Korea time) 'Philips is interested in returning to Leeds United'

Football Insider added 'Philips are interested in returning to Leeds in the summer transfer window. Leeds are also keeping an eye on Phillips' situation, and at the moment Leeds appear to be virtually close to being promoted to the English Premier League (EPL). Phillips has no chance of a full transfer as Ipswich Town on loan are set to be relegated. It is also a contract until 2028 with Manchester City, but it looks like there will be no future there'




Manchester City will be discussing Phillips in the upcoming summer transfer window, and they also know it is difficult to recover his transfer fee.

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Phillips, who once showed such tremendous skills as a key player in the midfield for the England national team, made his debut at Leeds United in 2014. Since his debut, he has steadily played a key role in Leeds' midfield and has grown into one of the best midfield players in England. He also led Leeds to promotion to the EPL with manager Marcelo Bielsa and played in the EPL side-by-side for Leeds.

Phillips' performance attracted Manchester City, the strongest team in the league. Manchester City immediately started recruiting Phillips when he came to the market. At that time, Manchester City expressed expectations by investing 49 million pounds (about 85 billion won) to recruit Phillips.




But it didn't meet expectations at all. Phillips was given the opportunity to play in 23 games in the 2022-2023 season, but his performance did not improve. After the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, he failed to manage his weight and was criticized by Pep Guardiola. At the time, fans mocked Phillips and criticized him with photos that made him fatter. Eventually, he was excluded from Manchester City's plans in the 2023-2024 season and joined West Ham on loan.

In West Ham, Phillips has not changed much. He made 12 league appearances, but only three starts. Originally, he wanted to return to the English national team after playing for West Ham, but he returned to Manchester City last summer after being evaluated as the 'worst recruitment in history' two months after moving to West Ham.

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There was no rebound this season either. Phillips, who left for Ipswich on loan, was consistent with a below-expectation performance. He scored one goal in 21 official matches, and his influence in the midfield was disappointing. Ipswich, along with Phillips, are also likely to be relegated to 18th place in the league (21 points). Since the gap with 17th-ranked West Ham (36 points) is 15 points, it is almost difficult to remain even if they win all five remaining games.




The team that would rescue Phillips was his mother's side. Leeds have rallied under Daniel Farke to lead the Championship this season. First-place Leeds (94) can effectively confirm promotion based on the results of the next game, as they are eight points apart from third-place Sheffield United (86) who played one less game with two games remaining.

Liz reached out to Phillips, who can hardly get out of the swamp of sluggishness. If Phillips returns to Leeds this season, attention is being paid to whether he will be able to show his old skills again.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.