Everton is moving quickly to replace the departed ace as their interest in the Manchester City player has been verified.

According to sources, Everton is preparing a deal for Manchester City outcast Kalvin Phillips to take Amadou Onana’s spot in the midfield, who is set to leave.
Prior to Phillips’ January loan move to West Ham, where he had a dismal stint and failed to make an impression, the Toffees were connected to Phillips.

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Although Phillips possesses quality, which he shown profusely at his previous club Leeds United, Onana’s impending £50 million move to Aston Villa will create a vacuum in Everton’s roster that Phillips might fill.

The England international is well-liked by Sean Dyche, and it’s generally acknowledged that Pep Guardiola does not have him in mind for the Etihad.

Everton has “set their sights” on Phillips and “registered an interest” in signing him this summer, according to Football Insider. The 28-year-old, who Manchester City acquired from Leeds for £42 million in 2022, is “keen to offload.”
Although sources have told TEAMtalk that Phillips is a player of interest, the Toffees have not yet made a formal offer for him.

Although it’s unclear from the article if Everton wants to sign him long-term, we know that they would prefer a loan with a buyout option.

That would free up Everton’s limited resources to improve other parts of the field. Man City would rather sell Phillips and remove him from the books permanently.
Everton will have a hectic summer.
For Everton, Onana played in 30 Premier League games the previous season, so Dyche and his group need to find the right substitute.

With the addition of winger Jack Harrison (loan), midfielder Tim Iroegbunam, and striker Iliman Ndiaye thus far during the transfer window, the Toffees have had a successful start to the window.

However, Iroegbunam is more of a prospect than a player who can immediately benefit Everton on the field, thus their next focus should be to find a more seasoned midfielder.
Weston McKennie, a former Leeds player, and Arthur Melo, both of Juventus, have been strongly linked to a move to Goodison in recent weeks.

whether Dyche thinks he can return Phillips to his greatest form, though, he would be a great improvement over both of those players, so it would be intriguing to see whether Everton makes a formal offer for him.

This summer, Everton’s primary goal is to add a new winger, and two players they should watch are Wilfried Gnonto of Leeds and Jesper Lindstrom of Napoli.

Everton and the corresponding teams have discussed both players, and it’s not out of the question that both may be signed.

Marseille has also listed long-term Toffees target Ismaila Sarr for transfer, but it’s unclear if they will rekindle their interest in the former Watford player.