Aston Villa are reportedly able to rekindle their curiosity in a possible club-record transfer for Leeds United midfielder Kalvin Phillips, as contract negotiations at Elland Street have stalled.
Phillips is below contract with Leeds till 2024, which means that come the summer time the Yorkshire facet should money in on their asset or prolong his deal in an effort to keep away from dropping him on a budget within the yr to come back.
And, it was thought that he was near signing a brand new take care of the membership, with the participant himself considered eager on staying at Elland Street past his present contract. Nevertheless, that has been thrown up into the air, and the dependable John Percy of the Telegraph experiences that talks have stalled over a brand new deal, maybe hinging on whether or not Leeds stay a prime flight membership come the top of the season.
Aston Villa will push for £60million Kalvin Phillips signing this summer time – however transfer is sophisticated | @JPercyTelegraph experiences https://t.co/uwfrh6pb8q
— Telegraph Soccer (@TeleFootball) April 3, 2022
And Villa are keen to shell out a membership document £60 million to get their man, it has been revealed. The report claims that ‘Gerrard needs a participant who will ‘display screen’ in entrance of his back-four and transfer Villa up the pitch, and Phillips possesses all of the qualities required.’
Nevertheless, it is not going to be easy. In actual fact ‘Villa’s transfer for Phillips will likely be sophisticated, with Leeds decided to maintain the talismanic midfielder and their resolve more likely to be emboldened by avoiding relegation to the Championship’.
Phillips returned to the Leeds facet as a second-half substitute, after months on the sideline via harm, to an enormous ovation at Elland Street as Southampton held Leeds to a 1-1 draw. His return will likely be a serious enhance to Jesse Marsch and his hopes of retaining Leeds within the prime flight come the top of the season.
Bissouma the choice
One other identify talked about by Percy is that of Yves Bissouma, who was seemingly set for a transfer to a much bigger membership than Aston Villa final summer time, with Arsenal and Liverpool each sniffing across the Brighton man.
Such hyperlinks have since gone chilly, nonetheless, and whereas Villa had a £25 million bid turned down in January, the Mali midfielder can have simply 12 months left on his Seagulls contract come the Summer time, and is in all probability to depart for a cut-price charge.
Yves Bissouma is more likely to depart Brighton on a budget this summer time as he enters the ultimate yr of his contract (Photograph by Clive Brunskill/Getty Photos)
Whether or not or not his fortunes will take him to Villa Park or elsewhere stays to be seen.
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Premier League desk
| # | Crew | MP | D | P |
| 1 | Liverpool FC | 30 | 57 | 72 |
| 2 | Manchester Metropolis | 29 | 50 | 70 |
| 3 | Chelsea FC | 28 | 38 | 59 |
| 4 | Arsenal FC | 28 | 13 | 54 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 29 | 11 | 51 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 29 | 8 | 50 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 30 | 10 | 48 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 30 | 5 | 46 |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 29 | 1 | 36 |
| 10 | Leicester Metropolis | 27 | -4 | 36 |
| 11 | Southampton FC | 29 | -9 | 35 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 29 | 1 | 34 |
| 13 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 29 | -10 | 33 |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 29 | -17 | 31 |
| 15 | Brentford FC | 30 | -14 | 30 |
| 16 | Leeds United | 30 | -33 | 29 |
| 17 | Everton FC | 27 | -18 | 25 |
| 18 | Watford FC | 30 | -28 | 22 |
| 19 | Burnley FC | 27 | -16 | 21 |
| 20 | Norwich Metropolis | 29 | -45 | 17 |
| Participant | Crew | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 20 |
| Jota, Diogo | Liverpool FC | 14 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 13 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur | 12 |
| Ronaldo, Cristiano | Manchester United | 12 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 12 |
| Toney, Ivan | Brentford FC | 11 |
| Mahrez, Riyad | Manchester Metropolis | 10 |
| De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester Metropolis | 10 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester Metropolis | 10 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester Metropolis | 10 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 9 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 9 |
| Saka, Bukayo | Arsenal FC | 9 |
| Raphinha | Leeds United | 9 |
| Smith-Rowe, Emile | Arsenal FC | 9 |
| Zaha, Wilfried | Crystal Palace | 9 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 8 |
| Mount, Mason | Chelsea FC | 8 |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 8 |
| Participant | Crew | Purple Playing cards | Yellow Playing cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neves, Ruben | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 9 |
| Mings, Tyrone | Aston Villa | 0 | 9 |
| Mctominay, Scott | Manchester United | 0 | 9 |
| Firpo, Junior | Leeds United | 0 | 9 |
| Salisu, Mohammed | Southampton FC | 0 | 8 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 0 | 7 |
| Gallagher, Conor | Crystal Palace | 0 | 8 |
| Moreno, Rodrigo | Leeds United | 0 | 8 |
| Money, Matty | Aston Villa | 0 | 8 |
| McGinn, John | Aston Villa | 0 | 8 |
| Tarkowski, James | Burnley FC | 0 | 8 |
| Shaw, Luke | Manchester United | 0 | 8 |
| Romeu, Oriol | Southampton FC | 0 | 8 |
| Brownhill, Josh | Burnley FC | 0 | 8 |
| Maguire, Harry | Manchester United | 0 | 7 |
| Romero, Cristian | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | 8 |
| Bissouma, Yves | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 8 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 0 | 7 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 1 | 6 |
| Jimenez, Raul | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 5 |
| Participant | Crew | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander-Arnold, Trent | Liverpool FC | 11 |
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 10 |
| Robertson, Andy | Liverpool FC | 10 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 9 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 8 |
| Mount, Mason | Chelsea FC | 7 |
| Lacazette, Alexandre | Arsenal FC | 7 |
| Barnes, Harvey | Leicester Metropolis | 7 |
| Jesus, Gabriel | Manchester Metropolis | 7 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 6 |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 6 |
| Benrahma, Stated | West Ham United | 6 |
| James, Reece | Chelsea FC | 6 |
| Mbeumo, Bryan | Brentford FC | 6 |
| Cancelo, Joao | Manchester Metropolis | 6 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 5 |
| Saka, Bukayo | Arsenal FC | 5 |
| Ings, Danny | Aston Villa | 5 |