West Ham sign Phillips on loan from Man City

West Ham sign Phillips on loan from Man City

West Ham have completed the signing of midfielder Kalvin Phillips on loan from Manchester City for the remainder of the season.

A source told ESPN there is no option for a permanent transfer included in the deal. West Ham will pay Phillips’ wages in full as well as a loan fee.

Phillips, 28, was looking to leave the Etihad this month in search of first-team football, arriving at West Ham with just four appearances — all as a substitute — in the Premier League this season.

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West Ham were one of a number of clubs to express an interest in Phillips, with manager David Moyes keen on the midfielder and even floating the idea last summer of using him in a part-exchange deal for Declan Rice, who eventually joined Arsenal.