SportsSky Sports man now reacts to development involving Villa; Leeds supporters 'won't be happy'
Former Aston Villa man Alan Hutton has been reacting to an update regarding Leeds United midfielder Kalvin Phillips, Football Insider report.
The Lowdown: Villa interest
Steven Gerrard is preparing for a first full season in charge at Villa Park and seemingly has his eye on a move for Phillips.
Reports towards the end of March suggested that Villa are leading Newcastle and West Ham in the race to sign the England international and are willing to pay Leeds £60m for his services.
Villa are also prepared to pay the 26-year-old a whopping £10m a year in wages, with Phillips now in the process of changing agents.
The Latest: Hutton reacts to update
The Telegraph revealed last week that contract talks between Leeds and Phillips have stalled. Hutton, who contributes for Sky Sports News, had this to say to FI on that news and Villa’s interest, believing Leeds fans ‘won’t be happy’.
“I can’t see it, if I’m totally honest. Leeds fans won’t be happy with that.
“But in this situation at the moment, they’re eight points outside the relegation zone. There are still teams below them with games in hand.
“I think they’ve done enough and I think they will stay up. But for Kalvin Phillips, as a footballer moving forward, he’s very capable of taking a step up.
“He’s a fully-fledged international player. If he wants to keep that spot, he needs to be playing at a high level.
“Are Aston Villa at that level at this moment in time? No, they aren’t, but that’s where they’re trying to get to.
“To get to that next stage, they have to be looking at players like Kalvin Phillips to make them better. I totally understand why they’re going for him. It’ll be interesting to see if they could get over the line.”
The Verdict: Coup
Bringing Phillips to Villa Park over the coming months could be a major coup by NSWE. He was named England’s Player of the Year for 2020/21 and has starred in the Premier League for the Whites.
Leeds have struggled without their star midfielder in recent months, who had to watch on from the sideline as Villa strolled to a 3-0 win at Elland Road last month.
He may have been impressed with Villa that night, and with just two defensive midfielders on the books at Bodymoor Heath, bringing in the Leeds man could be a wise move as NSWE prepare to back Gerrard this summer.
In other news: Gerrard tells another Aston Villa star he can leave in shock Bodymoor Heath development.
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