Manchester City midfielder Kalvin Phillips is set to join Ipswich Town on loan, a source has told ESPN.
The two clubs have reached an agreement in principle for the season-long loan of the England international.
The deal is still being finalized, but both sides are hopeful it can be completed by Thursday.
Everton have also shown an interest in Phillips, but he is now tipped to move to Portman Road to bolster Kieran McKenna's squad ahead of their return to the Premier League.
Phillips spent the second half of last season on loan at West Ham but was out of form and made just eight league appearances.
He returned to City this summer and filled in as a centre-back during the pre-season tour of the United States.
But he was not considered for the Community Shield victory over Manchester United as manager Pep Guardiola instead chose 19-year-old England youth international Nico O'Reilly in midfield.
Phillips was named as a substitute at Wembley but did not play a single minute.
The former Leeds United midfielder, who moved to the Etihad Stadium in a £43 million ($55m) deal in 2022, was also left out of Gareth Southgate's England squad for this summer's European Championship.
Phillips has been capped 31 times by England and played a key role in their run to the Euro 2021 final but was dropped from the squad in March after a poor run of form with West Ham.
