Brighton fans react to links with Liverpool defender Nat Phillips

Tue 20 July 2021 21:15, UK

Brighton are being linked Liverpool defender Nat Phillips – and some of their fans on Twitter are excited by the transfer speculation.

, Premier League side Brighton are ready to step up their interest in the Liverpool 24-year-old.

It is understood the Reds centre-back is now surplus to requirements at Anfield, so a host of clubs are eyeing him.

The report explains he would cost less than a third of the £50million Arsenal are expected to pay to sign Ben White from Brighton.

For Phillips, he was a surprise breakout star last season at Liverpool.

A wave of injuries at the Merseyside club meant the Bolton-born centre-half got a chance in the senior team.

He made 20 first-team appearances across all competitions last season, including three in the Champions League.

Liverpool selling Phillips makes sense for all parties

A selection of Brighton supporters on social media believe that potentially exit-bound Phillips may be a success at the Amex Stadium.

The Liverpool defender didn’t look out of place last season. However, they’ve now got some key man back available to them.

Phillips looks unlikely to play regularly when he’s competing with the likes of Joe Gomez, Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate, so continuing his devleopment elsewhere makes sense.

He’s good enough to play at Premier League level, which is why Brighton may suit him.

Here are some Brighton fans discussing Phillips:

Phillips is a very good young player. Only 24 and room to develop. Precisely the profile we go for. I seemed to recall many non “experts” telling us Dunk wasn’t a ball playing centre back. They were wrong about that aswell. He’d compliment Webster, Joel and Dunk.
— Rob B (@robin35311)

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At the time of the Duffy signing I was surprised because I thought we had an adequate set of CBs and thought it was a waste of resources. 5 years later my knee jerk reaction to Nat Phillips is the same, so I'm going to shut my mouth lol
— TogetherBHA (@TogetherBHA)

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I think Nat Phillips could be a smart signing. I’m not a massive fan of his but he offers something different to other centre halves we have.

On the other hand, don’t we have a Shane Duffy sitting there who offers more??

Im confused.
— Dazbulla (@DarylTullett)

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17 appearances..hardly massive stats but nevertheless I’d have him
— Peter Mills (@peteandgill56)

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Nat Phillips, Cucurella and a striker and that's a dream window
— Adam (@_barnzey)

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He would be class if we can get him good with his feet he's a bit like a dunk body on the line and dangerous in the air i would really like this for less than 15m
— Riley🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿💙🇲🇱 (@rileyroo1306)

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Give us Nat Phillips, Cucaurella and Edouard and I swear we’re taking this league by storm
— 🦋 (@bhafcnozzaa)

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Nat Phillips then? 🤔 doesn’t seem a Potter style defender to me but more than happy to be proven wrong, held his own well the few times I’ve watched him, also surprisingly a statistically decent passer by the looks of it…
— Mike (@MikeKing14_)

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