Leeds United could be set to see Kalvin Phillips wave goodbye to his boyhood club during the current summer transfer window.
What's the news?
A recent report from The Athletic by Phil Hay, alongside Manchester City journalist Sam Lee, had this to say about the current situation regarding Phillips' immediate future amid links to Pep Guardiola's side.
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The report says: "Sources on both sides of the Pennines believe an offer for Phillips from City is coming.
"City visualise a closing agreement of between £45 million and £50 million and there is confidence in Manchester that Phillips would push to take up the opportunity to join them if it’s presented."
"City would tick the right boxes. It’s a move Phillips would be open to, and a move Leeds would struggle to resist."
Leeds fans will be gutted
Having only ever played for the Yorkshire club throughout his career, the 26-year-old has made 234 appearances for the Whites across all competitions.
In those appearances, the Englishman has scored 14 goals and delivered 13 assists along the way.
Taking into account just how much Phillips has done for the club and how he's helped them get into the Premier League after a 16-year absence and helped them stay there over the past two seasons, it'll surely be gutting for the Leeds fans to see him leave.
To highlight his importance to the team, particularly from a defensive point of view, in the 49 Premier League games he's played, the 26-year-old has won 87 tackles, made 342 successful pressures, made 103 blocks, 83 interceptions and 89 clearances.
With that in mind, it's safe to say that without Phillips in their ranks, Leeds could well have been back in the Championship by now.
If the England international were to make a move to the Etihad Stadium this summer, earning the chance to play alongside the likes of Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland, Leeds may have to then rely on reported incoming signing Marc Roca to step into Phillips's shoes.
While some Leeds fans may be accepting of the prospect that their youth graduate will leave the club to potentially be successful at one of Europe's top sides, there will undeniably be others that would be heartbroken to not see him donning a Leeds shirt.