Newcastle and Kalvin Phillips face blunt Man City reality in January transfer window
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe value of a footballer is subjective. Pep Guardiola may think that Rodri is priceless yet you will still get people who think you should pay soldiers more, never mind actual footballers.
However important Rodri may be to Manchester City, that still isn't enough to command the money of an Erling Haaland or Kevin De Bruyne.
The January transfer market is once again full of situations where the buying club has a different value of a player to a selling club, and Kalvin Phillips is one of the most interesting examples.
England manager Gareth Southgate says he is the second-best No.6 available to him, yet Guardiola would rather play Rico Lewis (or Mateo Kovacic, or Matheus Nunes, or a long list of players) when Rodri is unavailable. ALSO READ: Man City are building new Premier League reputation after losing control ALSO READ: Pep explains what Begiristain told him about Bobb as City offset Palmer exit Having made the bold decision in the summer to stay at City when he could have left following a difficult first season, Phillips made a similar statement in October when he declared that he wanted more regular playing time in order to make the England squad for the European Championship this summer.
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