The Toffees missed out on the England international in the January transfer window, before he went onto have a rather unforgettable loan spell at West Ham.
’ disastrous stint in the English capital hasn’t put off though, and from Manchester City.
It is believed that the Premier League champions would prefer to sell Phillips as they look to shift him off the wage bill, while Their interest in Phillips has very much been dragged out this summer, but should really be keeping one eye on his performances in preseason and consider speeding up the process before Pep Guardiola changes his mind.
The 28-year-old’s time at the Etihad Stadium looked very much over until Guardiola threw a curveball and opted to start him at centre-back in their previous two games.
Phillips had struggled to impress in the middle of the park against Celtic and AC Milan, but has looked a completely different player in their meetings with Barcelona and Chelsea.
Social media has been flooded with praise for the former Leeds United man, while Manchester Evening News‘ player ratings have reflected his displays.
Against Barcelona, the MEN wrote: “Let’s be fair – he was calm under pressure, kept position well and almost scored at the other end.”
Days later, they claimed he put on a ‘solid performance’ and that he could have ‘done enough to stake a claim for a position-change’ if it wasn’t for Man City’s current crop of defenders.
Even admitting he had been ‘really good’ and was ‘really pleased’ with him.
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