On-loan Blues midfielder Kalvin Phillips, whose spell at Portman Road is up now the season is at an end, has said his goodbyes and says Town manager Kieran McKenna made him believe in himself again.

Phillips, 29, joined the Blues on loan from Manchester City last summer following a tough couple of seasons after his £42 million move from hometown club Leeds United and an unhappy loan spell at West Ham.

The former England man had an injury hit time at Portman Road, making only 17 starts and five sub appearances, scoring once, and ended the campaign unavailable due to an achilles issue.

“A frustrating end to a tough season,” Phillips wrote on Instagram. “I just wanted to say thank you Ipswich Town.



“Thank you to the fans for making me and my family feel so loved after a difficult two years.



“Thank you to the staff and players, an unbelievable group that I loved being around every day. 


“And a special thanks to the manager, a great manager but also a great person, who’s helped me on and off the pitch in so many ways. He made me believe in myself again.



“I have no doubt Ipswich will be back where they belong very soon and I wish everyone at the club all the best.”

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flykickingbybgunn added 17:51 - May 27 It seems to be a theme. Players leaving praise the fans and KMcK. I wonder why ? Perhaps both are up to a high standard ?
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Radlett_blue added 18:19 - May 27 Global - Phillips would have had a 1 match suspension for being sent off for 2 yellow cards, not 3 matches. He had a good run of games before then, but a succession of injuries meant that he played irregularly & McKenna had been hoping he would be the necessary reinforcement we needed in the engine room. I think he will struggle to find a PL club now, unless Leeds take a chance on a loan.

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IpswichT62OldBoy added 19:02 - May 27 Good to hear his experience at Town was positive, says a lot about the Club and Suffolk.
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BotesdaleBlue added 21:20 - May 27 He leaves and we move on
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MVBlue added 17:58 - May 28 Phillips is one of the true indicators of our season. I really knew we were going for it when we signed him. But, well, he sparkled against Aston Villa at home if mot for Remi Martinez that game was a win for us, Phillips was top draw in November. But I remember what I read from West Ham fans, he was a bit lightweight and pupped out of tackles and I saw that too. It might have been that Leicester red card, but from January onwards, he couldn't do much for us as we slid.

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