Manchester City are reportedly targeting Leeds and England midfielder Kalvin Phillips as a replacement for Fernandinho this summer.

The 36-year-old, who has spent nine years at the club and won 11 major trophies, is out of contract in June and has stated that he will not sign a new deal at the Etihad.

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Ilkay Gundogan is also reportedly set to leave Man City at the end of the season, as the German – who was Guardiola’s first signing for the club – searches for more regular first-team football.

And, according to the Mirror, City see £50million-rated Phillips as the ‘ideal player’ to replace the duo this summer.

The Premier League champions are said to have sent scouts to watch the 26-year-old several times this season, who will likely leave Leeds if they are relegated.

Aston Villa are also believed to be interested in the England international, after they had a bid rejected for him in the January transfer window.

Manchester United are also rumoured to be keeping close tabs on him, but Phillips – a boyhood Leeds fan – is unlikely to join one of the club’s fierce rivals.

City is a much more realistic option for the Three Lions midfielder, who could be the second of Gareth Southgate’s squad to make a big-money move to City, after his international teammate Jack Grealish’s £100m move last summer.

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