Izuchukwu OkosiKalvin Phillips on Friday joined West Ham on loan from Premier League champions Manchester City for the rest of the season with no option to buy.
The Hammers will pay a loan fee and cover Phillips’ salary for the duration of his time at the London Stadium.
Several clubs like Barcelona and Everton were some of the clubs linked with the England international.
“There’s so much to look forward to in the second half of the season. I can’t wait to be part of it,” Phillips said after putting pen to paper.
“The England international is aiming to be part of Gareth Southgate’s squad to the 2024 European Championship in Germany and is keen on playing time before the end of the current season.
“There’s an unbelievable group here and if I can come in and add the quality that I know I’m capable of, I’m sure we can give the West Ham fans plenty to be excited about between now and the end of the season,” Phillips quipped in his first interview at the club.
The midfielder made just two starts and 16 total Premier League appearances in his 18 months at the Etihad Stadium as he struggled for game time under Guardiola.
Guardiola has sent the England international his best wishes to succeed at West Ham. The manager admits he feels responsible for Phillips’ lack of game time and hopes he sees more action with the Hammers.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.
