Manchester City have shown over the years that they are not shy when it comes to signing players from their fellow Premier League clubs.
While the Citizens have a number of players currently in their squad that have been brought in from other top flight sides such as Jack Grealish, Riyad Mahrez and Raheem Sterling among others, they've also done the same throughout previous stages of their history.
One player, in particular, that fits that bill is Gareth Barry, who the Manchester club signed from Aston Villa back in 2009 in a deal worth £12m.
During his time at the Etihad Stadium, the midfielder made 175 appearances in total across all competitions, scoring eight goals, providing 18 assists and winning an FA Cup and Premier League title in the process.
After leaving the club in 2014, it seems as though now, eight years later, City could find themselves getting a new version of the midfielder this summer.
Earlier this month, the Citizens were linked with a move for Leeds United midfielder Kalvin Phillips, who reportedly has a price tag of £60m.
Having worked his way through Leeds' youth ranks, as Barry did at Villa, Phillips has made 234 appearances for the Yorkshire club across all competitions, scoring 14 goals and delivering 13 assists along the way.
In terms of Phillips being City's and Pep Guardiola's modern version of Barry, the former City title winner was described in The Guardian as "a technically gifted player with an eye for a pass and an ability to anticipate danger".
That is along the same lines of the praise that Andrea Pirlo gave the Leeds star by saying that he was a "rock" in midfield for England during their Euro 2020 campaign, whilst also showing his technical passing ability by setting up Sterling's winning goal against Croatia.
Having made a total of 139 tackles across the 2020/21 and 2021/22 Premier League seasons for Leeds, this highlights how much of a tough midfield opponent he can be and backs up what the former Juventus player and manager said about him.
The 26-year-old also found himself on the receiving end of praise for his international performances by former England manager Fabio Capello who called him a "phenomenal" player.
This shows that the England international has experience of playing with the likes of Sterling, Grealish, Phil Foden, John Stones and Kyle Walker, which may make it easier for him to settle in at City if he does join them this summer.