Recruited for around 50 million euros in 2022, Kalvin Phillips has never managed to establish himself at Manchester City. The midfielder quickly found himself in the sights of manager Pep Guardiola, whose criticism continues to affect his career.
After Rodri’s serious knee injury, Manchester City has several alternatives. Internal solution, recruitment… Everything remains possible, except the return of Kalvin Phillips from loan. This summer the midfielder was loaned out for the second time, this time to Ipswich Town. And the least we can say is that the former Leeds player, never able to establish himself with the Citizens, has very bad memories of the manager Pep Guardiola who publicly criticized him for his condition. physical.
« You probably heard about the time Pep said I was overweight after the 2022 World Cup and all thatconfided Kalvin Phillips in comments relayed by the Daily Mail. And I think this social media story has only grown. Every club I could sign at, I spoke to the manager, the nutritionist and people like that. And they always talked to me about weight before saying anything else. It got to the point where it irritated me a little. »
Phillips relieved
« I was quite frustrated, but now I’ve arrived at Ipswich and the manager (Kieran McKenna) is an incredible person as well as being a good manager. We talked about everything that happened in my career and things like that. He just told me he wanted me to get back to where I was when I left Leeds or when I was there. I think this will give us a good starting point to continue moving forward and hopefully get back to where I was “, projected the former Mancunian, far from the many admirers of the Spanish coach.
