Declan Rice and Kalvin Phillips are very good friends. A partnership which blossomed on the pitch for England became a strong friendship away from the game with the West Ham and Manchester City players boasting a good bond.
There is some talk the two could find themselves at the same club next season with the treble winners on the lookout for a significant midfield replacement for departing captain Ilkay Gundogan, who is now expected to turn down a new contract to move to Barcelona. However, if Rice is to choose the Premier League champions over Arsenal who are making a strong play for his signature, then it could be that ex-Leeds United favourite Phillips proves the deal breaker.
That's the view of former club owner turned pundit Simon Jordan, who thinks Man City boss Pep Guardiola would be more than willing to let Phillips join West Ham, to ensure the Hammers get a significant transfer fee in the region of £75m, plus an England international midfielder in Phillips to replace Rice.
