Nathaniel Phillips told to quit Liverpool after journalist delivers latest – pundit
Alan Hutton has claimed it is time for Nathaniel Phillips to “move on” from Liverpool in order to play football.
Speaking exclusively to Football Insider, the former Premier League defender said Phillips is “way down the pecking order” at the Merseyside club.
According to Goal‘s Neil Jones (17 July), there is “growing interest” in the 25-year-old from Championship sides as well as clubs in Germany.
Phillips travelled with Jurgen Klopp’s squad for their preseason tour of Asia.
The defender currently has three years remaining on his contract with the Reds.
He spent the second half of last season on loan with Bournemouth, helping them win promotion back to the Premier League.
When asked where he could see Phillips moving, Hutton told Football Insider: “I don’t think you close any doors as a footballer.
“I think we’ve seen, over recent years, the amount of talented youngsters that went abroad and really flourished and then maybe came back or stayed where they are.
“It’s a good opportunity to try different things but it depends what you are like as a person. Some people are home birds, they want to stay in their home country where their family are, where they feel safe.
“I do think he has to move on, I don’t really see him breaking into the Liverpool first team, he’s way down the pecking order at this moment in time.
“So he’ll want to play football and he’ll be assessing his options.“
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