Manchester City’s path may have been made easier in securing the signing of Kalvin Phillips, with a potential rival dropping out of the race. It has been reported that Liverpool have pa Thomas Fletcher Jersey sed up on the chance of signing the England international.City’s interest in Phillips is well established, having being Clay Johnston Jersey persistently linked with a move for the Leeds player over the last month. While the sky blues are favourites to sign the midfielder, it is understood PSG are also monitoring his situation.Phillips has spent his whole career with hometown club Leeds and is believed to only want a move away if it Derrick Brown Jersey is to a top club. The England man has previously turned down offers from Aston Villa and West Ham.Scroll to ContinueOne of those top clubs would have been Liverpool, however a report from states that the Merseyside club pa sed up the opportunity to sign Phillips, despite it Jeremy Chinn Jersey being a deal for them to complete.This will be seen as good news for City, reducing the amount of teams they will be competing with for Phillips’ signature to just one. PSG are still understood to be in the race to sign the Leeds native.Given that Phillips is a very family-oriented man it would seem that the cityzens have the Marquis Haynes Jersey upper hand in this transfer battle. Signing for City would mean the midfielder wouldn’t need to relocate, with Manchester’s close proximity to Leeds- something which Paris obviously doesn’t provide.Read More Manchester City Coverage