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title: "Pundit believes deal for ‘brilliant’ Nat Phillips is possible for West Ham"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Dan Clubbe"
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published: "2021-12-07T12:00:00Z"
modified: "2021-12-07T12:00:00Z"
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# Pundit believes deal for ‘brilliant’ Nat Phillips is possible for West Ham

Former Premier League goalkeeper Paul Robinson believes [West Ham](https://readwestham.com/2021/12/07/trevor-sinclair-labels-current-west-ham-squad-as-the-best-in-epl-era/) have a chance of signing Liverpool defender [Nat Phillips](https://readwestham.com/2021/11/30/kevin-phillips-believes-west-ham-need-to-invest-in-january/) in January.

The Hammers have recently been [linked](https://www.football365.com/news/west-ham-eye-liverpool-man-as-ogbonna-replacement) with the 24-year-old following a likely season-ending injury to Angelo Ogbonna.

Kurt Zouma compiled the problem against Chelsea when the Frenchman [limped off](https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/west-ham-injury-news-kurt-zouma-ben-johnson-b970031.html) with a hamstring issue.

Speaking to [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/west-ham-could-seal-brilliant-phillips-signing-after-confirmed-january-news-pundit/), Robinson suggested that the Irons could land Phillips over the Englishman’s teammate.

> Phillips has got more chance of leaving than (Joe) Gomez has, that’s for sure. I still think a deal will be difficult to do though given the injury crisis Liverpool had last season. Phillips was brilliant at the end of last season but whether he is of the same level as Zouma and Ogbonna, I would question that. It’s an area that Moyes probably need to address though.

Joe Gomez has also been [linked](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/villa-gerrard-gomez-liverpool-transfer-22310801) with a move away from Liverpool recently as the [11-cap](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/joe-gomez/nationalmannschaft/spieler/256178/verein_id/3299) man struggles to break back into Jurgen Klopp’s plans.

So far this season Phillips has made just [three appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/nathaniel-phillips/leistungsdaten/spieler/371814) across all competitions.

Meanwhile, Gomez has played [seven times](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/joe-gomez/leistungsdaten/spieler/256178) this term having previously been a mainstay in Klopp’s side.

### READ WEST HAM VERDICT

Valued at £7.2million and under a new contract until 2025 ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/nathaniel-phillips/marktwertverlauf/spieler/371814)), signing Phillips would likely cost a manageable sum in the January transfer market.

Despite being a lesser-seen figure this term, the Bolton-born defender proved himself to be more than capable of [making the step up](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/nathaniel-phillips/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/371814) in both domestic and European football in 2020/21.

Having overseen the [successful return](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/aug/15/virgil-van-dijk-admits-liverpool-return-was-a-tough-mental-hurdle#:~:text=Virgil%20van%20Dijk%20says%20his,with%20anterior%20cruciate%20ligament%20damage.&text=%E2%80%9CThe%20first%20one%20was%20very,many%20reasons%2C%E2%80%9D%20he%20said.) of Virgil van Dijk, Joel Matip and Gomez himself, Phillips is seemingly now dispensable at Anfield.

A threat in both boxes, Moyes would certainly be drawn to the no-nonsense centre-back’s [attributes](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/381527/Show/Nathaniel-Phillips).