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Aston Villa and Brighton among six Premier League teams eyeing move for Man City midfielder as fresh contract talks lined up

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On-loan Manchester City midfielder James McAtee is subject to transfer interest from six Premier League clubs after an impressive spell at Sheffield United.

The 20 year-old, who was recently named Young Player of the Year at Sheffield United, helped the Blades return to the top-flight, as they secured automatic promotion back to the Premier League.

McAtee was alongside fellow Manchester City loanee Tommy Doyle at Bramall Lane, with the Yorkshire club also reaching the Emirates FA Cup semi-finals, where they were knocked-out by Pep Guardiola’s Blues.

The Salford-born midfielder is expected to return to the Etihad Stadium at the end of the current campaign, with City reportedly preparing to offer the 20 year-old a new contract after his breakthrough season in the Sky Bet Championship.

City are set to hold contract talks with the midfielder according to Simon Jones, with Pep Guardiola “delighted” by McAtee’s ability to have succesfully overcome some early difficulties at Sheffield United.

Amid uncertainty surrounding the futures of both Ilkay Gundogan and Bernardo Silva, City reportedly believe McAtee could step up again, with the youngster having previously made six first-team appearances for the Blues.

The midfielder has made 35 Sky Bet Championship appearances so far this season, scoring eight goals and assisting on three occasions.

McAtee’s impressive campaign is also claimed to have led to interest from a number of the Premier League clubs, as well as Vincent Kompany’s Burnley, who have also secured promotion back to the top-flight.

Brighton, Leicester City, Aston Villa, Brentford, Leeds United and Bournemouth are all amongst the Premier League sides interested in potentially signing the England U21 international this summer, reports Simon Jones.

Aston Villa are also said to be interested in signing Kalvin Phillips this summer, with the England international having made just two starts for City so far this season.

Phillips signed from Leeds United for an initial £42 million, but has seen his maiden campaign at the Etihad Stadium plagued by injury.

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