Leicester City are ‘monitoring’ Leeds star Kalvin Phillips in case they need to mitigate for the departure of Wilfred Ndidi.
With Arsenal and Manchester United reportedly pursuing the midfield linchpin, the Nigerian could exit the King Power and leave Leicester with a pretty big hole to fill in the middle of the park.
Ndidi recently dismissed rumours he could leave the Foxes in the summer, claiming he was happy and wanted to remain a Leicester player, but money talks and if the club receives an astronomical offer, they could decide to cash in.
Leicester City understandably do not want to be caught short, and according to Bleacher Reports, the club has identified Leeds’ Kalvin Phillips as a potential replacement and are ‘monitoring’ him.
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Phillips has been in fine form for the Championship leaders this season, but with the Yorkshire club valuing him at around £20m, the Foxes are tempted to bring him to Leicester in a low-risk, potentially high-reward scenario.
Now Phillips’ move could all come down to whether Leeds are promoted to the Premier League by the end of the season. If the Whites return to the top flight of English football, Phillips could stay at the club for at least another season with Leeds demanding a pretty large fee for the Englishman.
But if Leeds once again fail to land that all important promotion to the promised land, the financial repercussions of another season in the Championship may force the club to offload some key players. Phillips is undoubtedly one of Leeds‘ prize financial assets and is understandably a player they will have to consider selling.
Despite interest last summer from a number of Premier League clubs, Phillips signed a new £20,000-a-week contract at Elland Road last September.
However, if the club fail to make it to the Premier League this summer, the 24-year old may be forced to think about life outside of Yorkshire if he’s hoping to make Gareth Southgate’s England squad anytime soon.
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Oviemuno Ejaria Finally Set To Play For Nigeria Over England
Oviemuno Ejaria Finally Set To Play For Nigeria Over England
On-loan Liverpool midfielder Oviemuno Dominic Ejaria has gotten the green light by FIFA to switch allegiance to the senior national team of Nigeria from England.
The Score Nigeria learnt that the 22-year-old Ejaria filled for a nationality switch last year and the process which is usually lengthy for players who have represented England has now been ratified by FIFA meaning he can now play for Nigeria.
The midfielder who is on loan to Reading was watched by the coach of the Nigerian team Gernot Rohr while on a visit to England and talks over a switch of nationality were swiftly concluded with the player and his representatives.
Already the 22-year-old has made contact with some players of the senior national team of Nigeria to express his joy at finally getting a chance to play for the Super Eagles after his failure to make the Nigeria U17 team of 2013.
Between then and now, the midfielder has progressed in leaps and bounds and even won the 2017 FIFA U20 World Cup with England but he fancies his chance at senior international football with Nigeria more than with England.
This season he has emerged as one of the shining light of Reading in the English Championship with many already rating him as one of the best young midfielders in the league as he has impressed since his move to the team in January 2019. He rejoined the team on another loan deal just before the start of the season.
So far he has scored four goals from 48 games but the coach of the Nigerian national team Gernot Rohr has seen enough to hand him a chance to fight for a spot in the senior national team of Nigeria when international football returns after the coronavirus pandemic.
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