In recent years, there has been an increasing demand for midfielders in modern football, and the value of this type of player has also increased.
Bayern Tuchel and Kimmich tore their faces because of this, and Liverpool offered 1200 million years of hard pursuit of Caicedo unsuccessfully, it can be seen that a good waist has become more and more the core of the team.
As the best team in the world, Manchester City also have the best midfield configuration.
The 27-year-old has become an integral part of Pep Guardiola's banner, scoring six goals and providing three assists in 21 Premier League games this season, while also averaging two per game in defence2 steals, 08 interceptions and 1Cleared twice, the latest issue of the German transfer market increased his value to 100 million euros.
But as the player has frequently said in interviews, he has played too many games and is overwhelmed, and Manchester City are also trying to "lighten the load" for him. Spending 49 million to sign Phillips in the summer of 2022, and after determining that the England international could not adapt, another **100 million pursued Paqueta the following year, and Guardiola spent another 62 million to sign Nunes after failing to do so.
Manchester City decided to send Phillips out to West Ham United this winter, with an option clause of up to £40 million in his contract.
But the move to the Hammers didn't give the player a career reinvigoration, with Phillips totaling 202 minutes in four league games with 0 goals and 0 assists, creating 18 steals, 08 interceptions, 25 fouls and 3 yellows combined with 1 red, with an overall score of 574 points. West Ham United also suffered 1 draw and 3 defeats.
The former British star fell to the mud, which soon caused a chain reaction in English football, and the "overweight goal" incident was mentioned by reporters again, Guardiola was asked in the press conference, and apologized to the player on the spot and said that he should not disclose the player's overweight.
The England national team has also started to make moves, according to an exclusive report from Matt Hughes of the Daily Mail, due to his poor performance in the Hammers, national team manager Gareth Southgate is considering not calling up Phillips, Manchester United rising stars Maynoo, Everton and Fulham Harrison Reid as replacements.
West Ham will not buy out Phillips' contract again, especially with the £40 million transfer fee involved, with the England international set to be returned to his team-mate Joao Cancelo in the same way that Bayern Munich gave up, and Manchester City will struggle to deal with his contract and will have to cut the price by £25 million to find a buyer.