Kalvin Phillips has admitted he became frustrated by having to answer questions. About his weight to clubs after Pep Guardiola labelled him “overweight” during his time at Manchester City.

Phillips has now joined newly-promoted Ipswich Town on a season-long loan in the summer transfer window. With the England international hoping to rekindle his career.
The 28-year-old spent last season on loan at West Ham, but failed to make an impact. After a difficult 18 months at City,
Phillips has started just six times for City across two years following his £42million move from Leeds. With just two of them coming in the Premier League.
He has previously admitted that Guardiola’s labelling him “overweight” following his return. From the 2022 World Cup with England was the “toughest moment” of his career. Speaking to former Leeds team-mate Patrick Bamford on the http://ufabet999.app Sport.
My Mate’s A Footballer podcast, Phillips said stories about his fitness had become more relevant since Guardiola’s comments. The midfielder said it would be the first topic any clubs interested in signing him would ask about.
However, Phillips has praised Ipswich manager Kieran McKenna for his promise to help him get back to his best. “You heard when Pep said I was overweight after the World Cup or whatever. And I think those stories on social media have gradually started to build.
“ Every club I’ve been to, I speak to the manager, the nutritionist and stuff like that, and they always mention the weight before they say anything else. “ And it got to the point where it got a bit frustrating, I was getting really annoyed with it but now I’m at Ipswich and he’s an unbelievable manager.
“ We spoke about things in the past that had happened in my career and stuff like that and he said something like he was very particular about my body composition and he wanted me to get back to the way I was when I left Leeds or was at Leeds. “He thought that would be a good starting point for me to move on and hopefully I can get back to the way I was there.”