View: Andrea Radrizzani would be public enemy number one if Manchester United sign Leeds star Kalvin Phillips
Shock news broke on Thursday that Manchester United were working on a deal to sign Leeds star Kalvin Phillips.
The Manchester Evening News reported that our fierce rivals are progressing on a deal for the Yorkshire Pirlo in the summer.
Erik Ten Haag is set to swap Ajax for Old Trafford and will be given a big budget to bring anyone he wants into the club.
This is nothing we haven’t seen before.
Phillips has been linked with nearly every single club in the top six of the Premier League, but nothing has materialised.
Andrea Radrizzani will expect approaches for some of his biggest financial assets such as Phillips and Raphinha, but he will know what the fans will think of that.
Football is a business, and selling players such as Raphinha is unavoidable, but one rule is that you simply have to keep boyhood talents such as Phillips.
He is the one untouchable player in this squad who simply cannot be sold.
Public enemy number one.
That is what Radrizzani would become if he sanctions this, no matter the price – Phillips is priceless at Elland Road.
David Anderson has already reported that the midfielder has told the Leeds board he wants to sign a new contract in the summer.
That is the promise, so we know where the player stands in regards to his future despite all of this talk coming from other clubs.
There is only one outcome that we need this summer, and that is Phillips committing his long-term future to the Whites.
Of course, that depends on staying in the Premier League, something that would be close should we beat Watford on Saturday.
In other Leeds United news, Andrea Radrizzani has broken his silence on Twitter sharing when he will leave the club