Nat Phillips to ‘never play for Liverpool again’ after new transfer update
Nat Phillips could finally leave Liverpool this summer.
The 28-year-old has struggled to break into the first team at Anfield, making just 29 appearances since his debut in 2020.
The defender made more appearances on loan at Derby County this season than he has in his career with the Reds, with 32 matches in the Championship as the Rams avoided relegation.
The former Bolton academy star has had six loan spells with the likes of Stuttgart, Celtic and Cardiff City but could be finally about to end his association with the Merseysiders.
Phillips set to leave Liverpool this summer
Phillips is unlikely to ever earn a regular starting berth under Arne Slot, so it makes sense for him to move on.
A report from West Brom insider DOOD (10 June) claims that the former Premier League outfit are among the contenders for his signature.
The nature of the potential switch, whether it is a permanent or a loan, was not revealed.
Phillips has one-year left on his current deal with the English champions.
Liverpool fans will wish Phillips well
Despite not featuring anywhere near as much as he would have liked, the ‘Bolton Baresi’, as he is affectionately known, has definitely left an impression on supporters.
His partnership with Rhys Williams in the 2020/21 campaign when Jurgen Klopp‘s side had a significant injury crisis in defence helped the club to secure a top-four berth.
Phillips was rewarded for that with a Champions League start against AC Milan the next season and turned heads when he pulled off a ‘Cruyff turn’ on legendary striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
However, he has not played for the Reds since the FA Cup third-round replay against Wolves in the 2022/23 campaign and will likely never play for them again, if the interest is acted upon.
It is the right move for the centre-back, given that the likes of Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate, Jarell Quansah and Joe Gomez are ahead of him in the pecking order.
Reds supporters will wish him well if he moves on and finally finds himself a place that he can call home and forge a regular starting role.
The time has come.