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Joshua Hobbs

Raphinha sends Kalvin Phillips message after midfielder seals Manchester City move

Leeds United's first major sale of the summer was confirmed on Monday morning, as Kalvin Phillips was announced as a Manchester City player, in a deal worth £42million for Leeds United. Throughout last season, the England midfielder was regularly linked with a move away from the club, alongside Raphinha, who was strongly courted by Barcelona.

With Phillips' move confirmed and Barcelona yet to agree a deal with Leeds for the the Brazilian winger, Raphinha remains a Leeds player at this time. He is still expected to leave the club but he sent a message of goodbye to his former teammate, via social media.

Writing on his Instagram story, Leeds' number 10 shared a picture of the two celebrating following the final whistle of the match against Brentford, where Raphinha was one of the goalscorers as the club sealed their Premier League survival. He wrote:

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