Kalvin Phillips has admitted he’s mulling over his future amid speculation over a possible January exit.
The midfielder was handed a surprise start by Gareth Southgate in England’s 3-1 Euro 2024 qualifying win over Italy, despite struggling for regular minutes under Pep Guardiola at the Etihad Stadium, making just three substitute appearances for City in the Premier League so far this term.
However, Phillips admitted that he needs to play more if he is to keep his place in the England starting XI and revealed that he will be assessing his future in the next few months ahead of 2024.
“I know that I need to be playing games and competing every weekend,” he said Via the BBC.
“I’m going to have to make a decision on [my future] over the next months. He [Gareth Southgate] just says that for me to keep my spot I have to be playing games. That’s what I want to do. I have agreed with Gareth on that.
“I want to play football and want to play as much as possible. Over the last year and a half, I haven’t been able to do that due to injuries and [other factors]. It’s something I am going to have to think about. Hopefully, my chance does come but if it doesn’t then I will have to make other decisions as well.”
