Celtic are working on completing a loan deal for Liverpool defender, Nat Phillips to help solve our centre-back crisis. The Hoops have been on the lookout for a seasoned campaigner to help steer the young team through this bumpy patch we’re on at the minute until our regular starters have returned from injury.
Nathaniel Phillips of Liverpool FC reacts during the UEFA Champions League Quarter Final match between Real Madrid and Liverpool FC at Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano on April 06, 2021 in Madrid. (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)
Now The Times have issued a report saying that Brendan Rodgers has approached his old club with a view to bringing in one of their forgotten man in a loan deal. Phillips has been out of the picture for the Reds for a considerable amount of time now having been on various loan deals to Stuttgart and Bournemouth of late.
Liverpool’s defender Nathaniel Phillips during the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Liverpool at Old Trafford on May 13, 2021. (Photo by PETER POWELL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
However, he was crucial for the 2019 Champions League winners when they faced an injury crisis of their own. He was a stalwart during that period when Virgil van Dijk was out of action for some time and so too was Joe Gomez. He’s got plenty of experience and pedigree and that’s what we need at this particular stage in Brendan Rodgers’ rebuild.
Here a hoping this deal goes through without a hitch or a delay and that Nat Phillips is available for selection for Ibrox on Sunday.
Paul Gillespie
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