Sources: Major update on Nat Phillips leaving Liverpool as Premier League club swoop
Liverpool have put defender Nat Phillips up for sale this summer, sources have told Football Insider.
The 25-year-old centre-back came close to leaving Anfield in January but was kept at the club by Jurgen Klopp amid the club’s injury problems.
Both Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate suffered long-term injuries, leaving the Reds short at the back.
But with both the Dutchman and Frenchman now back fit, Phillips has been told again that he is free to find a new club this summer.
Despite his lack of game time, Phillips is attracting offers from the Premier League as well as from Turkish side Galatasaray.
Phillips is yet to make a final decision on his future club, but a Liverpool exit looks inevitable this summer.
He has made just seven appearances for Liverpool this season, including just 66 minutes of action in the Premier League.
Klopp last handed Phillips Premier League game time in November, when he made a three-minute cameo against Southampton in a 3-1 win.
The German boss wants an overhaul of his squad in the summer and no longer views Phillips as part of his long-term plan at Anfield.
Phillips rose through the ranks of the Liverpool youth academy and graduated to the first team in 2019.
Loan stints at Stuttgart and Bournemouth followed as he patiently waited for a spot in Klopp’s plans, but instead, the English defender will have to search for game time elsewhere.
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