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Manchester City FLOP Kalvin Phillips has officially left Manchester City this Transfer morning to join premier League Club

One could say that Manchester City caught a bad break when the January transfer window opened. The first half of this season has been tough, but the Blues are back on track in 2024, with Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland back in training.

To this point, Pep Guardiola has had to deal with injuries in his small team. The last time De Bruyne hit a ball was in the first few minutes of the season. Haaland hasn’t played in almost a month. The same goes for Jeremy Doku. John Stones, on the other hand, missed the first two months of the season because of an injury and is now hurt again.

Because of the conditions, City may not be getting enough credit for having the same number of points as they did last season. They will look very strong again when De Bruyne and Haaland come back this month.

That doesn’t mean January will be trouble-free, though. It’s less important for Guardiola to get more key players, but one is still likely to leave. Kalvin Phillips needs to understand that his face will never fit at the Etihad.

He has only started two games this season, and they were the two least important. He was also left out of three games when Rodri wasn’t available. Long-term signs have been there, and a move will be good for everyone. Phillips is being watched by both Newcastle and Juventus, who are both very interested in taking him on loan.

It’s not likely that City will be able to find a similar player to replace the England international, but they are about to sign Claudio Echeverri from River Plate for £21.7 million. Echeverri is a star player for Argentina at the Under-17 World Cup.

Echeverri will stay at River Plate on loan for another year before moving to City. The deal that brought Julian Alvarez to the Etihad in January 2022 was the start of a good relationship between the two teams. Alvarez also played on loan at River for a while before making the move.

In 2023, Echeverri played six times for River Plate. However, he turned 17 during the Under-17 World Cup and scored a hat trick in Argentina’s win over Brazil in the tournament’s quarterfinals in Indonesia. He was also wanted by Barcelona, but now that the transfer window is open, he is set to join Guardiola’s team at City. It will be at least a year before he starts playing for City.

Besides that, January shouldn’t be too busy. Guardiola always says he wants to work with a small team, and since players are coming back, he probably won’t feel the need to buy anyone else.

De Bruyne’s return might even make it feel like they signed a new player. He might be just what City needs in January.

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