West Ham transfer target Nat Phillips open to leaving Liverpool: ‘I’ll be ready to play straight away’

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Marc Mayo15 December 2021

Liverpool defender Nat Phillips is ready to leave Anfield for regular game time - with West Ham one interested party.

David Moyes is searching for a new centre-back following injuries to Kurt Zouma and Angelo Ogbonna, with Standard Sport understanding that Phillips is on the Hammers’ wish list.

The 24-year-old has only played four times this season having featured regularly during Liverpool’s injury crisis last year, and is open to a move when the transfer window opens in January.

“I want to be playing games,” he told Sky Sports. “It's been tough because the competition to get in this team is fierce.

“The manager and I agree that the best thing for me is to play as many games as possible. I think you saw last year I developed well.

“I'm going to see what comes along [in January] and go from there. I think at this moment in time it's unlikely that I'll be playing lots of games for Liverpool, so if an opportunity arises where I get the chance to do that somewhere else and it suits everyone then it's certainly something I'd be interested in.”

West Ham will want a player to slot straight into Moyes’ back-four and Phillips insisted he is ready to play for any new team immediately, despite suffering a fractured cheekbone in recent days.

“I've had the exposure and experience in the Premier League and the Champions League,” he added. “So maybe those situations where you're new and nervy, I've gone through that phase.

“I don't need to go through that process if I do go somewhere else. I'll be ready straight away to get involved and play.”

Liverpool are thought to want £10million for their academy product, with Jurgen Klopp ruling out plans to loan any of his first-team squad out on Wednesday.

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