Following a profitable half-season mortgage at Bournemouth, during which he helped seal promotion, Nat Phillips has set his sights on “enjoying commonly” once more subsequent time period.
Phillips joined the Cherries within the closing phases of the January switch window, and instantly settled right into a first-choice position in Scott Parker’s facet.
The 25-year-old grew to become common associate to Lloyd Kelly, enjoying the complete 90 minutes in 17 of a attainable 18 video games within the Championship, as Bournemouth secured their place again within the Premier League.
Parker has already expressed a want to retain Phillips past the tip of his mortgage, and it could definitely make sense for the centre-back to increase his keep at Dean Courtroom.
Talking to the Bournemouth Echo, Phillips stated his precedence can be “enjoying commonly” once more subsequent season, suggesting he’s open to a long-term transfer to Bournemouth.
The Categorical‘ Tony Banks has claimed that talks are underway between Liverpool and the promoted membership, with a deal to prone to be price round £8 million.
Nevertheless, talkSPORT’s Alex Criminal has stressed that negotiations are but to start – which is comprehensible, given the main target at current is on the Premier League title race together with Champions League and FA Cup finals.
Outgoing sporting director Michael Edwards constructed a robust relationship with Bournemouth, however he’s now set to cross his duties on to Julian Ward this summer season.
Ward has, although, taken a focal position in switch discussions in latest months, which may have included Phillips’ mortgage.
With Virgil van Dijk, Joel Matip, Ibrahima Konate and Joe Gomez forward of him, it’s unlikely that Phillips will return as a part of Liverpool’s first-team squad; because it stands, it appears extra possible that Sepp van den Berg takes the fifth-choice spot.
And with the membership in an amazing place to money in and permit their No. 47 to ascertain himself at a brand new membership, all indicators level to a possible switch to Bournemouth.
“It’s been good. I’ve liked each minute of it,” Phillips stated of his time underneath Parker.
He later added: “I need to proceed enjoying commonly, week in, week out. Ideally within the Premier League.
“So we’ll see what occurs in the summertime.
“I can’t rule something out. However in the end it comes right down to, it’s not simply me. There’s numerous conversations that must be had involving Bournemouth, Liverpool and whoever.
“So up till now we’ve been concentrating on simply getting the job at hand finished.
“Now that’s finished, clearly Liverpool nonetheless have a couple of video games left and some large, necessary video games left of their season to play. However we’ll see what occurs in the summertime.”
