AHEAD OF THE GAME: Kalvin Phillips makes stellar move ahead of switch to Manchester City

AHEAD OF THE GAME: Kalvin Phillips makes stellar move to a new agency ahead of his switch to Manchester City… and Amazon swooping in to capture live Champions League TV rights has ruffled Sky Sports’ feathers

  • Man City-bound Kalvin Phillips has chosen to work with Stellar Sports
  • Phillips had left his previous agency, Palm Sports Management, last month
  • Amazon securing Champions League rights has not gone down well at Sky
  • Crawley are the latest club to cancel a pre-season friendly with a Qatari side

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Kalvin Phillips has made another big transfer this week in addition to his impending £45million move from Leeds to Manchester City, with the England midfielder making a late decision to choose Stellar Sports to negotiate the deal on his behalf.

Phillips’ contract with his previous agency, Palm Sports Management, expired last month which triggered a scramble for his services.

The 26-year-old opted for Stellar, who represent three of his closest friends: former Leeds team-mates Patrick Bamford and Luke Ayling as well as new City colleague Jack Grealish.

Kalvin Phillips is set to join Manchester City from Leeds in a deal worth around £50million

Kalvin Phillips is set to join Manchester City from Leeds in a deal worth around £50million

AMAZON RUFFLE SKY SPORTS FEATHERS 

Amazon Prime’s capture of live Champions League TV rights from 2024 has ruffled feathers at Sky Sports, who are worried their rivals will bid for more Premier League games in the next domestic auction.

Amazon have secured 20 Champions League matches per season for the first time and continue to build on their live sports offering alongside their sports documentary business.

Sky made a bid for the Champions League but never expected to regain the rights from BT Sport, who have retained the vast majority of games, and their biggest concern is the potential emergence of Amazon as a threat to their domestic dominance.

Amazon Prime already shows live matches from the Premier League and games in France

Amazon Prime already shows live matches from the Premier League and games in France

WHEN THE MISCOUNT COMES MARCHING IN 

Tottenham’s success in selling out their new 60,000-seat stadium on a regular basis may have gone to the heads of staff working in their recruitment department.

A recent job specification sent to recruitment consultants for the new position of ‘Partnership Development Manager’ claimed the club have ‘an estimated 615.5million global followers,’ which amounts to about 1/12th of the world’s population, and is only slightly less than the entire population of Europe.

Tottenham may have overestimated their global fanbase after moving to their new stadium

Tottenham may have overestimated their global fanbase after moving to their new stadium

CRAWLEY SCRAMBLING FOR OPPONENT AGAIN 

Crawley Town’s struggle to arrange friendly matches for their training camp in Murcia next week does not bode well for their first full season under new owners, cryptocurrency investors WAGMI United.

The League Two club suffered embarrassment on Friday when they announced a game against Qatar Sports Club only to cancel it a few hours later on the grounds that the fixture did not align with their political values. 

Crawley are now seeking their third set of opponents for a training game after their owners scrapped a planned match against Bradford due to the fallout from their failed takeover bid for the Bantams last season.

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