Journalist: PL club looking to secure deal for £13m Liverpool star, talks ongoing – originally posted on Sportslens.com
Brighton are looking to clinch a deal for Liverpool defender Nathaniel Phillips in the summer transfer window.
A host of Premier League clubs are keen to sign the 24-year-old centre-back who impressed heavily last season for Liverpool.
In the absence of Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez, and Joel Matip (for a large part of the season), Phillips, Rhys Williams and later Ozan Kabak (on loan) played a massive role for the club in the 2020/21 campaign as the Reds managed to secure the top-four spot.
However, Liverpool have moved quickly this summer to sign Ibrahima Konate from RB Leipzig. With Van Dijk, Gomez, and Matip all likely to be fit at the start of the season, Phillips is expected to drop down the pecking order at the club.
At the same time, he cannot afford to waste his talent on the bench and needs to play regularly. He has proved last season that he is good at this level, and a move to another Premier League club on a permanent deal makes a lot of sense.
According to Rudy Galetti, Brighton are Liverpool are in talks at the moment to sign Phillips who is valued at around £13 million.
Brighton have already agreed a deal to sell Ben White to Arsenal for £50 million, and they are wasting no time in signing a replacement.
West Ham are also reportedly keen to sign Phillips, but it seems, a move to Amex Stadium this summer looks more likely.
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