Kalvin Phillips has anxious wait to find out Leeds future as contract conditions emerge - Daily Star 2/5/22
Leeds owner Andrea Radrizzani is not prepared to make Phillips an offer until June - and even then, that depends on whether they avoid Premier League relegation
England ace Kalvin Phillips faces an anxious wait to find
out if he will be offered a new deal with Leeds.
Phillips has been keen for Leeds to hand him an improved
contract to secure his long-term future at Elland Road. The Yorkshire club
rejected a £55m bid from West Ham in the last transfer window and promised
Phillips his situation would be resolved, in the hope of bringing an end to the
speculation about him.
But Leeds owner Andrea Radrizzani is not prepared to make
the 26-year-old an offer until June. And even then, a bumper new deal worth
around £100,000-a-week will depend on whether or not the club avoids relegation
from the Premier League.
If Leeds fail to secure their top flight status, they will
have no choice but to cash in on the midfielder. But if Jesse Marsch's men beat
the drop, Leeds bosses are confident Phillips will snub offers from elsewhere
and agree to remain with his hometown club.
Phillips, whose current deals runs until the summer of 2024,
is not even close to being one of the highest-paid stars at Elland Road,
despite establishing himself in Gareth Southgate's England team. Liverpool,
Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain have all enquired about Phillips, who
emerged as a key part of Southgate’s side after starting every game in last
summer's European Championships on that glorious run to the Final.
He has made over 200 league appearances for Leeds, although
injuries have disrupted his season to damage his side's chances of staying in
the top flight.