More suitors for Phillips: Liverpool interested in him

Kalvin Phillips has not played a prominent role at Manchester City since joining from Leeds United for 42 million pounds in the 2022/23 campaign.

As a result, the 27-year-old is likely to leave the Etihad Stadium in the January transfer window. According to reports in England, German giants Bayern Munich are keeping an eye on his situation but they are not the only ones.

Both Newcastle and Liverpool are interested in his services and could move for him in the coming weeks to try to sign him in January. Moreover, Spanish manager Pep Guardiola has given the midfielder the green light to join another club.

The 52-year-old was asked at a press conference if he would mind selling one of his players to direct rivals: "Never. Never ever. From my point of view, I have said this to the club many times. I give my opinion to the club and they decide if the transfer suits for both sides and the player," he answered.

"Why? I think that means you are a small club (if you block a transfer). Big clubs, they don’t care. They make decisions for the benefit of all three parties: players and both clubs - and the agents sometimes. So really it is not a problem," he continued.

"If they want to go to Chelsea or [Manchester] United or, I don’t know, Liverpool, whatever, what is the problem? They are happy to be there and the club is happy with the transfer. The other club is happy with the amount of money they spend, so it is fine. Another player will come to us and we keep going in a good spirit and a good mood."