Report: Nat Phillips will consider his options next month

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Nat Phillips will consider his options in January and Liverpool are open to a transfer, according to reports. The 24-year-old just shone at San Siro.

This comes from the Athletic. They claim that Nat Phillips could choose to leave Liverpool next month in the January transfer window.

The 24-year-old had the same chance in the summer, though there weren’t any takers at the Reds’ asking price. Phillips signed a new contract as a result but hasn’t had many opportunities at all this season.

He currently sits as Liverpool’s fifth choice at centre-back, behind Virgil van Dijk, Joel Matip, Ibrahima Konate and Joe Gomez. It means Phillips has only had a few minutes here and there – though, he did get his first start of the season this week.

Phillips started against AC Milan at San Siro, playing very well up against Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Liverpool ran out 2-1 winners on the night and the centre-backs were a huge part of that.

But it appears the hope for Phillips is that such a performance drums up interest, rather than forces him into the Liverpool setup. With the Reds still open to a sale, he could choose to finally embark on a new path in 2022.

Phillips could leave Liverpool in transfer window

That performance should drum up interest. In fact, we wrote yesterday that Liverpool can count themselves a little fortunate that Phillips didn’t leave for £15m.

Because this is a player who helped push for a third-place finish last season. Now he’s proving himself against the top side in Serie A. Phillips is absolutely good enough to play a role for a Premier League side – he’s not really leaving any doubt about that.

And we’re not sure you’d typically get that for under £15m. Yes, he’s not the most experienced player but even smaller than his sample size of success is his list of failures – there aren’t any.

Phillips continues to accomplish every task set for him. If he wants a move away, he’ll surely get one.