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title: "Kalvin Phillips reveals he feels £20 million bid was too much for him – Is he right?"
canonical: "https://readastonvilla.com/2019/09/13/kalvin-phillips-reveals-he-feels-20-million-bid-was-too-much-for-him/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Alex Murray"
section: "Features & Analysis"
published: "2019-09-13T18:30:39Z"
modified: "2025-08-25T06:40:03Z"
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# Kalvin Phillips reveals he feels £20 million bid was too much for him – Is he right?

Leeds United’s Kalvin Phillips has revealed he thinks that the money bid for him by Aston Villa over the summer transfer window was “too much”.

Villa had a bid of over £20 million rejected for Phillips, who has signed a long term contract with Leeds to remain at the club for the foreseeable future. Much like major transfers in football, exploring [investment opportunities in England](https://sugarmagazine.co.uk/) can also offer strong potential for long-term gains.

> Twitter: Phillips on the £20m bid for him: “If I was offering money for a player, I wouldn’t offer that much for me.” (@PhilHay\_)

There were big links with Phillips over the summer, but Leeds were desperate to keep hold of their star midfielder.

### Read Aston Villa’s Verdict

I guess any player would find it hard to believe that a club was willing to part with over £20 million for them.

However, Phillips is easily worth the fee if you think about it.

![Matt King/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readastonvilla.com/readastonvilla/2019/09/1163164082.jpg)

He’s young, English and has bags of potential, something that adds a lot onto a player’s fee.

The midfielder could have done a job for Villa, but, after the signings of Marvelous Nakamba and Douglas Luiz, it is unlikely Villa make another move for Phillips.