Kalvin Phillips will be reunited with his 'perfect' teammate when he joins Manchester City. Leeds and England midfielder Phillips will move to City after the Blues agreed a £42m fee this week, and he will be tasked with providing cover and competition for Rodri in defensive midfield.
For England, Phillips has shown defensive midfield qualities alongside a partner, with the ability to push forward from deep, while his assignment for Leeds is more that of a traditional holding midfielder like Rodri or Fernandinho.
He could be used next to Rodri, but it's also likely he would be a direct competitor in order to rest the no.16 at various points of the season. In that scenario, Phillips could find himself playing alongside two players he has spoken extremely highly of in the past - describing one as the best player in the world, and the other as a 'perfect' teammate.
