On January 6, The Athletic's Liverpool correspondent James Pierce reported that a number of Premier League and Serie A clubs have Italian Liverpool defender Nat Phillips, but Liverpool are not interested in Porto winger Luis Díaz.
Liverpool are open to the sale of Nat Phillips this month, having recently rejected a £7m offer from a Premier League club. Reds superintendent Edwards is looking to get back £15m by selling Nat Phillips, a price similar to Burnley bringing in Collins from Championship City. Among Premier League teams, Newcastle, Aston Villa, Watford and West Ham have all expressed interest in Nat Phillips.
Nat Phillips' outstanding performance in the final Champions League group stage match against AC Milan also brought him the attention of the Serie A club, and although he suffered a cheekbone injury during the game and is currently in a suspension, he has been able to participate in some training to stay in shape, just unable to make physical contact.
Nat Phillips' current contract is still four years away, with Liverpool ready to wait for a satisfactory offer to be offered before selling him, while the homegrown centre-back is open to individual options and seeking more playing time.
In addition, although several South American media claimed that Liverpool were interested in Porto winger Luis Díaz, Pierce said That Liverpool had no plans to bring in Luis Díaz in this winter window, and the Colombian international's liquidated damages clause reached £67 million.
Senior figures within Liverpool have also confirmed that Luis Díaz is not on Liverpool's squad for this month, and considering that he can only serve as a substitute after joining the squad, the Porto winger is clearly overvalued. His actual value should be about half of the termination fee.
(Lin Yuan)
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