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Sean Dyche wants to bring ‘formidable’ £45m midfielder to Everton

Giuseppe Labellarte

Tue 23 July 2024 18:15, UK

Everton have been fairly busy in the summer transfer window, signing two players and selling three others.

The Toffees have strengthened thei♌r ranks with the signings of Iliman Ndiaye an✱d Tim Iroegbunam, while also selling Amadou Onana, Ben Godfrey and Lewis Dobbin.

Onana’s departure has left a big hole in the Everton midfield, which is something they’ll be desperate to rectify b🐭efore the season starts.

Now, a report has claimed that Blues boss Sean Dyche has identified a “formidable” mi💜dfielder he would like to bring to Goodison Park this summer.

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Everton boss Sean Dyche keen on Kalvin Phillips

The player in question is Manchester City’s Kalvin Phillips, who is currently out of f🌱avour at the P🌊remier League champions and looks likely to leave.

Ac🐈cording to , Everton are ready to offe𓆉r the England international an escape route, with Dyche keen on bringing him to Merseyside.

The report claims Everton are ‘only likely to finance a loan deal’ for Phillips, but it has been reported that City are happy to send their♉ player out on loan.

TBR Football recently reported that Phillips is open to joining Everton, with City ready to let him leave on a loan dꦫeal with subsidised wages♔.

Phillips would prosper under Dyche man-management

Phillips is a classic example of a brilliant player with a superb track record who has made a move that has not worked out and needs a freܫsh start.

It’s worth remembering just how highly Man City director of football Tx𓃲𝕴iki Begiristain spoke of Phillips when he joined for £45million just two years ago.

“Kalvin is a player that we have long admired, and at both domestic and international level, he has proved his fantastic ability and qua🦩lity over the past few season🦋s,” he told the .

“His re🌌ading of the game, along♏side his passing ability, energy and drive make him a formidable talent and he is a player who has a fantastic will to win.”

Although his time at City and his loan stint at West Ham haven’t gone well, a superb man-manager like Dyche will surely g😼et𒆙 him firing on all cylinders again.

“His man-management skills are second🐭 to none,” Paul Robinson told of D☂yche in 2023.

“He knows how to have a close relationship with a player but also strongly maintain ꦦthe player-🏅manager divide.”