Report: Liverpool reignite interest in Kalvin Phillips

Liverpool are still showing a level of interest in signing Kalvin Phillips according to a new report.

This transfer window has seen the club focused exclusively on refreshing the midfield which while well intentioned, has not totally gone to plan.

As it stands three players have been brought in including the impressive duo of Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai along with Japanese international Waturu Endo who comes with plenty of experience and is highly regarded for his spell at Stuttgart.

While the club missed out on Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia, it seemingly has not deterred them to look further afield for further options in the holding midfield role.

A number of players have been mentioned from Cheick Doucoure from Crystal Palace to Sofyan Amrabat who is currently at Fiorentina.

Phillips is a name which has linked to Liverpool on quite a few occasions both when he was a star at Leeds and after he made his big money move to Man City.

It is fair to say that the move to the reigning Premier League and European champions has not been a success at this point of time with the 27 year-old only making 21 appearances in all competitions.

Included in those total appearances was just four starts and just 290 minutes of Premier League action and so far this season he has not played a minute of competitive action.

Talksport reports says that the Reds are weighing up the the possibility of a bid for the England international

The broadcaster’s chief Football correspondent Alex Crook believes that there is a distinct possibility that Phillips moves before the deadline and that Liverpool would be an ideal landing spot.

“Kalvin Phillips is a player Liverpool looked at before he went from Leeds to Man City, and we know it’s been a tough window for Liverpool in terms of target they’ve missed out on.

“Phillips is someone who is proven in the Premier League, he got that £50million move to City on the back of a really good European Championship for England, and we’ve got a Euros at the end of the season.

“I think at the start of the season Phillips wanted to stay and fight for his place at Man City, but he was on the bench with a load of kids at the weekend and he isn’t going to force his way into that team.

“Surely if he wants to play for England at the Euros, (and moving to Liverpool) would be great for him.

“It’s one to keep an eye on from now until the end of the window.”

The only stumbling block in any potential bid for Phillips would be the desire of Man City to sell to a fierce rival who they have gone stride for stride with when it comes to competing for honours in the modern era.