Your Manchester City evening headlines for Saturday, July 23.
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John Stones and Kyle Walker helped to convince Kalvin Phillips to join Manchester City while they were away together on England duty.
Phillips has arrived from Leeds in a £42m deal after lengthy interest from sporting director Txiki Begiristain as he planned for the Blues to replace Fernandinho. The 26-year-old takes the No.4 shirt previously worn by Vincent Kompany and is looking forward to taking his game to the next level.
City were not the only club interested in Phillips, who has established himself in the Premier League and on the international stage in the last few years. However, a conversation with two City defender s last month helped Phillips to know he wanted to go to the Etihad - not least because of the intrigue of how different it is to other clubs.
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“I spoke to them in the last England camp. There were quite a lot of rumours going around and they were just saying that I needed to come to City, that they are one of the best teams in the world, they have a great manager and great people around the club," he said.
"Also, just the way that the club runs is totally different to other clubs. I was very intrigued when they were telling me about it and eventually it happened. I am looking forward to getting into the training ground, meeting the boys and training with them as well.
“I think I am going to learn a lot from not just Pep but the whole team, even the good players that are playing in my position. That is one of the main things why I joined here; to be coached by Pep and to work with all of the stars in the team, integrate with them well, learn a lot of new things and excel my game even more.”
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Your Manchester City evening headlines for Saturday, July 23.
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