Overview
- Everton have an active interest in signing the 29-year-old on an initial loan in January, according to Football Insider.
- City Xtra reports Manchester City prefer to keep Phillips this season to rebuild his value and could resist a January exit due to Rodri’s fitness concerns.
- Football Insider previously reported Phillips is almost certain to leave in January, with a permanent transfer seen as unlikely in the winter window.
- Phillips has barely featured for City, making an eight-minute Carabao Cup cameo last month and no Premier League appearances for nearly two years.
- Other Premier League clubs linked as potential destinations include Fulham, Leeds United and Aston Villa, per Football Insider, while the BBC’s gossip column notes Everton’s interest.