da bet nacional： Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson is keen on signing out-of-favour Manchester City midfielder Kalvin Phillips on loan this month.
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Phillips linked with City exitNewcastle and Juventus moves failPalace now keen on midfielderGettyWHAT HAPPENED?
After loan moves to Newcastle United and Juventus collapsed this month, Phillips is now a target for Crystal Palace. Eagles boss Roy Hodgson admitted the London outfit may not be able to sign the 28-year-old, who is yet to start a Premier League game this season, but a loan move could suit all parties.
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The Palace boss said: "He's a good player. I would like to think that if Kalvin Phillips is available and a possibility for the club – once again, there will be financial restrictions, who knows whether the club feels they will be able to afford that – but if you're talking about the level of player, I don't feel there will be many managers who would not say 'yeah, we will be really happy to have him come to the club'.
"As far as I'm concerned, it's a name that's out there. All we know, like most other clubs, is that there is a possibility that Manchester City will either sell him or loan him. If they are purely going to sell him, then I don't think we will be in the market. If they're going to loan him, I would like to think that we could possibly put our hand up and push ourselves forward.
"What we could then of course offer is the chance to play regular football in the Premier League in the build-up to what will be a very important summer for England and for him. We might not be the only club in that position, so at the end of the day, a lot will have to happen before we find out where Kalvin Phillips is going to end up if he's going to go anywhere."
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When Phillips joined City from Leeds United in 2022 for £42 million, he seemed poised to kick on to another level. But fast forward to the present and the midfielder's stock has decreased and he is in need of a move to resurrect his career. Moreover, if he wants to make England's squad for Euro 2024 and be primed for that competition, he needs to play regular football. Time is running out for him to get a transfer as there are just over two weeks left until the January transfer window shuts.
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The England international is said to bedemanding guarantees over playingtime before settling on his next club as he has made just 10 appearances in all competitions this season. A stumbling block for potential suitors is that City are reportedly holding out for a side to pay the majority, if not all, of his £130,000-a-week salary and a loan fee of around £5m.