“If they’re going to loan him, We could put our hand up and push ourselves forward, We could offer the chance to play regular football”- Roy Hodgson confirms Palace interest in signing Man City star this January

Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson has expressed his desire to sign Kalvin Phillips on loan. The former Leeds United midfielder looks set to leave Manchester City this month having not managed a single start in the Premier League all season.

Hodgson accepts a permanent move for England international Phillips is probably out of Palace’s reach. However, Hodgson believes a temporary switch could benefit all parties, with Phillips eyeing Euro 2024 this summer.

“He’s a good player,” said Hodgson, whose Palace side face Everton in an FA Cup third round replay tomorrow night. “I would like to think that if Kalvin Phillips is available and a possibility for the club – once again, there will be financial restrictions, who knows whether the club feels they will be able to afford that – but if you’re talking about the level of player, I don’t feel there will be many managers who would not say ‘yeah, we will be really happy to have him come to the club’.

“As far as I’m concerned, it’s a name that’s out there. All we know, like most other clubs, is that there is a possibility that Manchester City will either sell him or loan him.

“If they are purely going to sell him, then I don’t think we will be in the market. If they’re going to loan him, I would like to think that we could possibly put our hand up and push ourselves forward.

“What we could then of course offer is the chance to play regular football in the Premier League in the build-up to what will be a very important summer for England and for him.

“We might not be the only club in that position, so at the end of the day, a lot will have to happen before we find out where Kalvin Phillips is going to end up if he’s going to go anywhere.”