Pundit: Moyes to get Nat Phillips ‘sorted’ as West Ham plot January move for Liverpool defender
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Frank McAvennie backs David Moyes to get the best out of Nathaniel Phillips if he leaves Liverpool for West Ham in January.
Phillips, 24, has previously been linked with a move to the London Stadium but the Evening Standard reported on Wednesday (8 December) that the Irons were considering a January loan move for the 6ft3in central defender.
He starred for the Reds on Tuesday (7 December) as Jurgen Klopp’s side beat AC Milan 2-1 in San Siro but that was only the Bolton-born defender’s third appearance of the 2021/22 campaign.
That’s despite earning considerable praise for his heroics last season, with Jamie Redknapp hailing him as “unbelievable” after scoring in a 3-0 win over Burnley at the back end of last season (19 May, Sky Sports via LancsLive).
After being linked with a move to West Ham this week, ex-Irons star McAvennie told West Ham Zone: “He’s not going to get into the Liverpool team, there’s not a chance of that.
“He’s 24, a good age for a centre-back. David Moyes will get him sorted.”
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Phillips looks likely to be sold in January if he pushes for a move.
He was kept around for the first half of the season amid doubts over Virgil van Dijk, Joel Matip and Joe Gomez following their returns from lengthy injury lay-offs.
However, the trio are all fit now and, alongside summer signing Ibrahima Konate, are ahead of Phillips in the centre-back pecking order.
In other West Ham news, MPs were ‘stunned into silence’ after what was said about the Irons in Parliament on Tuesday.
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