Manchester United Unveiled Kelvin Philips on Monday after his £45 million transfer from Leeds United on a six-year deal.
The English international became Manchester City’s third summer signing. The 30-year-old England international has scored 14 goals in 234 appearances for Leeds United since making his first-team debut in 2015.
Kelvin Philips has also been a regular member of the England National team since 2020 and had exceptional tournaments in the Euro 2020 Championship forging a strong partnership with Declan Rice in the heart of England Midfield.
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Meanwhile, Kelvin Philip revealed that his desire to improve his game was the main reason he joined Manchester City.
The Manchester City new number 4 said via Manchester City’s official website: “It’s one of the main reasons I wanted to come to City, to improve my game in loads of different ways.
“It’s hard for me to say right now how I’m going to play a role in the team because it’s very difficult to come into a team of eighteen superstars.
“I’m looking forward to just getting to know the boys and getting my feet firmly on the ground and working from there.
“I did play in Euros final and to be honest the nerves didn’t really hit me when I was playing it, it was more after that how big the game was.
“I deal very well with situations like that, I think I’m pretty suited to playing big games.
“I’ve not experienced many of them but hopefully this season I will do.”
Kelvin Philips will be competing with Rodri for the position of Manchester City’s pivotal Defensive midfielder next season. many pundits think with the arrival of Erling Haaland Pep Guardiola might change from the 4-3-3 formation to a 4-2-3-1 formation which implies that Manchester City will play with two defensive midfielders.
Manchester City is reported to be looking to sign a new winger with Raheem’s sterling move to Chelsea now imminent. Serge Gnabry and Rafael Leao have emerged as the potential replacement for the England international.
