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Leeds United supporters have seen a couple of familiar faces move elsewhere this summer. Crysencio Summerville unexpectedly made the move to Saudi Arabia, whilst Manor Solomon recently completed a move to West Ham. Facundo Buonanotte also ended up signing for Elche on loan. But another former Leeds player, who was a pivotal part of Marcelo Bielsa’s side, has also recently moved club. Whilst it’s not a return to Leeds, it’s not far off, with the player joining one of our Yorkshire rivals. Kalvin Phillips agrees second loan move to Sheffield United Somehow, Kalvin Phillips is still on the books at Manchester City. Just four years after leaving Leeds, it’s remarkable how much the midfielder’s stock has dropped. Whilst it’s hard to believe now, during his time at Leeds, Phillips was arguably England’s best holding midfielder and was one of the very best in his role in the Premier League. Injuries and a lack of game time have since seen our former midfield general’s career stall tremendously. His latest loan move away from Man City saw him link up with Chris Wilder at Sheffield United for the second half of last season. A knee injury meant Phillips was limited to making just three Championship appearances for our Yorkshire rivals last season. However, Fabrizio Romano has confirmed that Phillips is once again set to join Sheffield United on loan following Danny Hall’s initial report. Romano reported that a verbal agreement is in place between the two clubs, with Phillips set to undergo his medical. This all happened swiftly as the midfielder was recently unveiled as a Sheffield United player once again. 49ers have done well to avoid emotional Kalvin Phillips reunion As Leeds fans, we all love Phillips; he’s one of us. Whilst it was disappointing that he left to join Man City, 99% of players would have done the same thing. However, after he fell out of favour there, we have been consistently linked with making a potential move to bring Phillips back home. The 49ers have done well to avoid getting drawn into this and attempting to revive the midfielder’s career at Leeds. It’s harsh to say, but Phillips is a shadow of his former self, and if he ever did end up back at Leeds, there’s absolutely no way he’s getting in the team over Ethan Ampadu. Phillips had his time when he was the heartbeat of our midfield. Now that baton has been firmly passed to Ampadu.