Another local lad appears set to ditch hometown adulation to pursue the trophy-laden dream at Manchester City. One year ago, a certain Jack Grealish exchanged his roles as Aston Villa captain, talisman and role model to become a bit-part player under Pep Guardiola.
Fast forward to the present and history looks set to repeat itself as the champions close in on Kalvin Phillips. A reported £50million fee for the Leeds United midfielder would snare another England international away from his childhood love - devastating the entire Whites fanbase in the process.
With Fernandinho calling quits on an eight-year career at the Etihad Stadium, Guardiola was in the market for another midfield enforcer and Phillips fits the bill. Few around right now are as combative in front of the back four - as the whole country witnessed at EURO 2020 last summer.
