West Ham and Man City agree Phillips loan deal

West Ham have reached an agreement with Manchester City to sign Kalvin Phillips on loan.

Phillips has made just 31 appearances for City since a £45m transfer from Leeds in July 2022 and Pep Guardiola admitted in December he cannot envisage the England midfielder in his team.

The 28-year-old now looks set to leave the Etihad on a temporary basis although there is an option to join the Hammers permanently.

Phillips was flying back on Tuesday from Manchester City's warm-weather training camp in Abu Dhabi with the rest of the squad and a medical is expected to take place this week.

Crystal Palace and Newcastle also made contact with City about a deal this month, while Atletico Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus were also understood to be interested.