Fulham could try to sign £45m Man City player this summer - journalist

Fulham could set their sights on landing a summer transfer deal for one particular Manchester City player.

In previous transfer windows, Premier League sides such as Arsenal and Chelsea have signed players from the Manchester club such as Gabriel Jesus, Cole Palmer, Raheem Sterling and Oleksandr Zinchenko.

Now that another summer transfer window has opened, a journalist has another London club that may look to secure the signature of a current figure in the City squad.

Journalist says Fulham could look at potential Kalvin Phillips transfer move

In a recent post on his X account, journalist Dean Jones had this to say on the matter.

Back in the 2022 summer transfer window, City paid £45m, as per Sky Sports, to sign Kalvin Phillips from Leeds United.

After starting just six of the 31 games he appeared in for the Blues, the midfielder was loaned out to West Ham United during the previous January transfer window.

During his time at the East London club, the Englishman started just three of the eight Premier League games he appeared in between February and April.

His performances across those eight league games earned Phillips a rather disappointing overall season rating of 5.89/10 from WhoScored, making him the lowest-rated player at West Ham.

City should sell Phillips this summer

As Jones mentioned, Joao Palhinha has been heavily linked with a move to Bayern Munich, who have seen two bids for the midfielder rejected by Fulham according to BBC Sport.

Given how disappointing Phillips was during his time with the Hammers when given the chance to play, it seems surprising to us that, even if they may be without Palhinha for next season, Fulham could turn to the City outcast to replace the Portuguese international.

Regardless, we think the best option for all parties this summer would be for City to sell Phillips, who Danny Murphy said last month would be better off joining Everton, if they get an offer for him.