Kalvin Phillips completed his move to West Ham on Friday on a six-month loan deal from Manchester City, where the England midfielder had fallen out of favor with Pep Guardiola.
Phillips had made just 16 Premier League appearances — all but two as a substitute — in 18 months at City.
The move should help the 28-year-old Phillips compete for an England spot at the European Championship, and it gives West Ham depth as it contends for a Europa League title and another European spot in the Premier League.
“There’s so much to look forward to in the second half of the season for the club and I can’t wait to be part of it,” Phillips said.
Phillips had joined City in the summer of 2022, leaving his hometown and boyhood club Leeds to sign a six-year contract. City had paid a transfer fee of 45 million pounds (then $55 million).
Guardiola complained that Phillips was “overweight” when the midfielder returned to team training after the 2022 World Cup.
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The loan deal reportedly doesn’t include an option to buy.
“Hopefully he can play the minutes he deserves (that) I couldn’t give to him,” Guardiola said Thursday.
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