Bradford City 'poised' to sign ex-Burnley and Norwich City man Adam Phillips from Barnsley FC in bold swoop
Bradford City 'poised' to sign long-serving Barnsley man Adam Phillips in bold transfer swoop
Bradford City are reportedly poised to sign Adam Phillips from their Yorkshire rivals Barnsley in a bold swoop.
The 28-year-old is a long-serving figure in the Reds ranks having joined the club from Burnley nearly four years ago. He has since amassed 182 appearances, registering 43 goals and 27 assists across all competitions.
Barnsley exercised a contract option to extend his Oakwell stay at the end of last season, but it appears the former Liverpool and Norwich City prospect could be on the move.
Bradford City ‘poised’ to sign Barnsley midfielder
According to Football Insider’s Pete O’Rourke, Barnsley’s League One counterparts Bradford are set to lure the midfielder from South Yorkshire.
It has been claimed the Bantams will stump up an undisclosed fee for the services of Phillips, who is a former England youth international.
Posting on X, O’Rourke said: “Understand Bradford are poised to sign Barnsley midfielder Adam Phillips for an undisclosed fee.”
Adam Phillips’ 2025/26 campaign
Phillips made 50 appearances for Barnsley last season, weighing in with 11 goals, but former Reds boss Conor Hourihane claimed the midfielder had shown inconsistency earlier this year.
After Phillips’standout display in a win over Rotherham United in April, then-Reds head coach Hourihane said: “I asked Phillo, and I don't mind saying this, for a real proper Adam Phillips, one of the best players in the league, performance. I think he'd been a little bit inconsistent of late.
“I needed him to step up and give me a real top performance and he paid me back in abundance. So credit to Phillo today, I thought he was outstanding. He pressed two, three times in terms of press one player, press two players, press three players constantly and I thought he was outstanding.
“He set the tone and I wanted to make him captain today. Maybe it would have given him an extra five, 10 per cent for the team and he really stood up and gave a proper performance.”
Bradford were only promoted from League Two in 2025 but soared into the League One promotion picture last term. The Bantams finished fourth in the table, 11 places and 18 points above Barnsley.