Kalvin Phillips thrown Premier League transfer lifeline after Newcastle and Juventus moves collapsed
ROY HODGSON has confirmed Crystal Palace’s loan interest in Kalvin Phillips.
And the Eagles boss has made his pitch to Manchester City star Phillips, 28, by offering the chance of regular football ahead of the summer’s Euros.
Phillips, who has 31 England caps, is set to leave the Etihad this month after being consistently overlooked by Pep Guardiola.
Hodgson said: “He’s a good player.
“I would like to think that if Kalvin Phillips is available and a possibility for the club – 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.
“What we could then of course offer is the chance to play regular football in the Premiership 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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Hodgson was also asked of possible interest in Arsenal star Eddie Nketiah, 24, and Genk right-back Daniel Munoz, 27.
The 76-year-old labelled both as “good players”, adding that he had watched video footage of Colombian defender Munoz.
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