Pep Guardiola seems to have made a deliberate slip suggesting he believes Kalvin Phillips could have a future at Manchester City.<\/p>\n
The former Leeds United midfielder joined the Cityzens two years ago and has struggled since then at the Etihad, having failed to impress the Spaniard.<\/p>\n
Awarded just five Premier League starts since his transfer, the 28-year-old was compelled to accept a loan move to West Ham for the second half of last season, but after enduring a torrid time with the Hammers, the midfielder\u2019s latest setback saw him excluded from the England squad for this summer\u2019s EUROs.<\/p>\n
And with the new season now underway, Phillips has recently been unveiled as Ipswich Town\u2019s latest loanee in his desperation to reignite his career,.<\/p>\n
Yorkshire born, the playmaker has teamed up with Kieran McKenna and joined Ipswich on a season-long loan, and Guardiola believes the move was the best this for his underperforming number eight.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe has to have minutes, he has to recover game time, play, play, play, play,\u201d\u00a0the City boss told reporters, as quoted by the Mirror.<\/p>\n
Pep Guardiola had given his nod for Kalvin Phillips to join Ipswich Town on loan for the season.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd we thought that maybe he would not have the minutes he would have, that he deserves to have.\u201d<\/p>\n
And surprisingly, although Guardiola has barely used Phillips, the Spaniard has kept the Etihad door open for him.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s better for him to have minutes to maybe, in the future, have the chance to come back to Man City,\u201d\u00a0he added.<\/p>\n
With four years left on his deal Phillips still has time to turn things around but a solid season at Portman Road is an absolute necessity.<\/p>\n
First up for Phillips and his new Ipswich side is a tricky home Premier League tie against Arne Slot\u2019s Liverpool on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n
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