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West Ham are contemplating a move for Manchester City midfielder Kalvin Phillips, talkSPORT understands.
City have told England international Phillips he can leave but are looking for a sizeable loan fee.
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The midfielder has just two weeks to secure a move away from the Etihad, with him keen to get a run of games to make Gareth Southgate's Euro 2024 squad.
Newcastle are believed to have been Phillips’ keenest suitors but have been unwilling to bow to City’s demands for a £7million loan fee and obligation to make the deal permanently in the summer.
An likely season-ending injury to Joelinton could yet change that stance.
Another team who could yet make a move for Phillips is Crystal Palace, with manager Roy Hodgson admitting they would be open to a move.
The Eagles boss said: “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 - 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 Man 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.
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“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."
