Wycombe’s U-19 starlet Matty Phillips has made a giant step in his professional career by jumping from League Two to the Premier League after agreeing a move to Blackpool.
Premier League new-boys Blackpool have snapped up the exciting Wycombe winger for an initial fee of £325,000 which could leap to £700,000 depending on appearances.
Wycombe manager Gary Waddock who himself played in the top-flight revealed: “It’s a great opportunity for Matty to play in the Premier League and we couldn’t stand in his way. He is an outstanding prospect and I’m sorry to lose him but it’s a great move for him and excellent business for the football club.”
Wycombe are no strangers to producing Premier League players, in recent years they had Birmingham defender Roger Johnson and Newcastle defender Mike Williamson on their books before their move to stardom.
Phillips will hope to follow in the footsteps of Wycombe legend winger Steve Guppywho played will the Chairboys from 1989-94 before going on to win a League Cup Medal with Leicester in 2000 and a Scottish Premier League medal with Glasgow Giants Celtic in 2001-02.
Guppy also gained one cap for England, in 1999 against Belgium, not bad for a player who was a virtual unknown until his exploits with Wycombe.
