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Liverpool have now joined the race to sign ‘unbelievable’ Manchester City player in January

Liverpool are looking for potential new signings in January and their search for new additions could lead them towards Kalvin Phillips.

The Manchester City midfielder is a wanted man in January. Phillips is expected to depart and has a number of clubs keen on bringing him in.

Fabrizio Romano has said that Phillips will be 100% be leaving, amid links to Arsenal. Meanwhile, Tottenham have also been credited with holding an interest in the England man.

However, in a twist in events, a report from Italy now claims that Liverpool have just put their name in the hat as well.

Liverpool move forward with bid for Kalvin Phillips

According to , in the last hours, Liverpool have put their name in the mix when it comes to the fight to sign Phillips.

The ‘‘ midfielder, who City paid for, is wanted by Juventus over in Italy and so reports on Phillips are rife right now.

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It’s claimed that City would prefer to see Phillips move to the Turin club if they had a choice. But there is heavy interest from England, with Newcastle and now Liverpool wanting to sign Phillips.

Liverpool have been looking for a new defensive midfielder since the summer and in the end made the signing of Wataru Endo to plug the gap.

However, Phillips has long had admirers at Anfield and a bid from the Reds wouldn’t be a surprise.

Phillips surely won’t be allowed to move to Liverpool

Given the state of the title race right now, there is surely no way that Pep Guardiola sanctions a move for Phillips to join Liverpool.

While Pep has always done right by his players and allowed those who want to leave to move on if they wish, strengthening a direct rival is a completely different matter.

Phillips, of course, would surely relish a move to Anfield. He needs to be playing, and you can imagine he’d thrive under Jurgen Klopp with Szoboszlai and Mac Allister alongside.

But right now, City would be silly to authorise such a deal and it makes little sense.