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da pinnacle： According to The Sun, Manchester United are “making checks” on Leeds midfielder Kalvin Phillips ahead of their plans for next season.
What’s the word?
Phillips has come through the Leeds academy to feature for the first-team, and has become an integral part of Marcelo Bielsa’s side. The 23-year-old has featured in every single Championship game this season for the Whites, helping them to third place in English football’s second division.
Now, The Sun report Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s assistant Mike Phelan went to take a closer look at Phillips in action when Leeds took on Birmingham City last week, before coach Kieran McKenna watched the Yorkshire club’s clash against Preston.
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It adds the Red Devils know it will take big money to land the midfielder next summer, but they do not want to be caught out for reports if an auction were to take place.
Shades of RVP
They may be a separated by a division now, but United and Leeds remains a fierce rivalry in the modern age. Because of that, only six different players have made the move directly from Elland Road to Old Trafford in recent memory – those being Joe Jordan, Gordon McQueen, Arthur Graham, Eric Cantona, Rio Ferdinand and Alan Smith.
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And so whilst Bielsa’s men may currently be plying their trade in the Championship, it would be a bitter blow indeed if the Red Devils could pull off the signing of Phillips. When the Manchester side snared Robin van Persie away from Arsenal, it marked a real watershed moment in terms of securing the signing of one of their closest rivals’ best players.
Getting Phillips from Leeds could be similarly transformational. United are seemingly keen on bringing in young, promising talent as they look to build a new era under Solskjaer. Signing the 23-year-old could help prove to be that defining moment that the side can be inspired by, as they head into this new chapter of their club’s history.