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Kalvin Phillips has won 23 caps for EnglandManchester City have agreed a £45m deal with Leeds for England midfielder Kalvin Phillips.
The club will pay £42m for the 26-year-old with potential bonuses of £3m.
The Premier League champions made Phillips their number one summer transfer target, with Fernandinho leaving the club this summer.
The midfielder is expected to provide back up for Rodri in the single defensive midfield position favoured by manager Pep Guardiola.
A key player for Leeds under former boss Marcelo Bielsa, Phillips has also shown his ability to operate higher up the pitch alongside Declan Rice for England.
In a separate deal, midfielder Darko Gyabi will leave City's academy and join Leeds for £5m.
More to follow.
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