Overview
- Tottenham confirmed the transfer on Saturday, August 15, 2026, and Middlesbrough announced Phillips has signed a five-year contract.
- The reported package pays an initial £7 million with up to £13 million in performance-related add-ons that could take the total to about £20 million.
- Tottenham keep a 20% sell-on clause and matching rights on any future sale, while Blackburn Rovers will receive 15% of the profit from this transfer.
- Phillips is a 21-year-old Manchester-born England U21 centre-back who has made more than 100 Championship appearances on loan at Blackburn, Plymouth and Stoke and did not make a first-team appearance for Spurs.
- The signing is Middlesbrough’s latest summer recruit from Tottenham after Will Lankshear and signals that Phillips is expected to play regularly for Boro and that future resale clauses could yield fees for Spurs and Blackburn.