Kalvin Phillips

Kalvin Phillips is heading to Manchester City from Leeds in a £45 million move.

Guardiola, a top-tier midfield metronome himself back in the day, has the perfect knowledge for the position and Phillips is likely to take his game to another level under the Catalan. The one-club man has a sense for sniffing out opposition attacks but combines that with a wonderful range of passing and the ability to dictate a game from deep. A compilation of Kalvin Phillips doing his thing in midfield proves the 26-year-old is a perfect fit for Manchester City.

A deal for Kalvin Phillips is expected to be wrapped up promptly after Manchester City and Leeds agreed a fee.

By then, Gabriel Jesus is expected to have moved on as Arsenal are ready to buy the Brazilian forward from City in what will be one of the biggest ever player sales for the Blues. City can expect to receive £5m from Leeds for young midfielder Darko Gyabi this summer. Guardiola has signed John Stones, Kyle Walker and Jack Grealish during his six years at the Etihad, while also inheriting Raheem Sterling and Phil Foden.

Kalvin Phillips looks set to leave Elland Road this summer with Leeds United and Manchester City close to finalising a £50m deal for the midfielder, ...

Phillips has two years left on his deal at Elland Road but the move to Man City is expected to be completed next week, with Aston Villa and West Ham United previously showing interest in the midfielder. The Yorkshire Evening Post reported on Friday that Leeds believed the deal would be worth around £50m to them, while reports from Man City claimed the fee was £42m with £3m in add-ons. Reports on Friday night estimated the deal could be worth up to £50m with Phillips targeted by Man City as a replacement for Fernandinho, who will officially leave the club when his contract expires next week.

The England midfielder is on the verge of joining Manchester City in a deal worth £45 million this summer.

The very best of luck to him," said Shaun Cronin on Twitter. That was key to putting us in the position where we are now. Leeds United Mad took a more sentimental view of Phillips' time at Elland Road: "If Bielsa had never arrived (I know) then Kalvin would have probably left for about £500k to Middlesbrough and nobody would have batted an eye-lid.

Kalvin Phillips reportedly agree personal terms with Manchester City which will see the midfielder earn £150000 per week at the Etihad Stadium.

Even though Phillips is currently away on holiday, it is thought that both City and Leeds could be in a position to officially announce the deal at some point next week if negotiations continue to progress. According to Football Insider, both parties are now in the final stages of negotiations and Phillips has agreed to sign a double-your-money contract with City, although the length of his deal is currently unknown. On Friday, it was widely reported that the Premier League champions have reached an agreement with Leeds United to sign the 26-year-old for an initial £42m, which could rise to £45m with add-ons.