Having arrived at Manchester City from Leeds United in 2022, Kalvin Phillips has found it difficult to be a regular in Pep Guardiola’s starting lineup.
The midfielder clocked in less than 600 minutes from 21 games in his debut season and 167 minutes from five games this season. The manager favoured youngster Rico Lewis ahead of him during Rodri’s absence against Arsenal.
Recent claims in the UK have talked about interest from a few Premier League sides, and this is relayed by SportBild, who then provide their own information.
According to the German magazine, Bayern Munich are interested in the former Leeds man and have identified him as one of their candidates for January.
Thomas Tuchel had requested a new midfielder in the summer and the Bavarian club came close to signing Fulham’s João Palhinha before the deal collapsed on deadline day.
It’s not clear whether they are still looking at Palhinha but the report states Phillips’ name has been added to Bayern’s target list.
Guardiola has revealed Manchester City held talks with the England international over his future in the last window but he wanted to continue at the Etihad.
SportBild claim that may not be his stance in January as he’s ‘probably thinking about a change’ in the winter market.
