Flocking to Twitter, these West Ham United fans have erupted over a fresh transfer claim involving Liverpool defender Nathaniel Phillips.
David Moyes has set his sights on signing a centre-half in January as emergency cover for injured duo Angelo Ogbonna and Kurt Zouma with West Ham facing a congested fixture calendar.
The January transfer window could be a fruitful avenue to strengthen West Ham sufficiently whilst providing a real injection of quality into the side.
Having dropped out of the top four after a 2-0 defeat to Arsenal recently, Irons supporters have been left thrilled after a fresh update involving Phillips.
According to The Sun, as West Ham and recruitment chief Rob Newman eye a move, it is believed that Liverpool are now ‘willing to sell’ their defender for just £15 million next month.
The 24-year-old, by his own admission, is also open to leaving in January and the Reds apparently won’t stand on his way if a £15m bid is put on the table.
West Ham fans erupt…
Given this price tag and Phillips’ ability, it’s little wonder some supporters see this as an ‘absolute bargain’.
The central defender averaged more clearances per 90 in the Premier League than any Liverpool player last season (WhoScored), a sure indication of his dependability at the back.
Still a fairly young player, these Irons supporters believe snapping him up for £15m is a no-brainer.
Find all of their best verdicts down below:
“Yes please”
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“Absolute bargain, Give them Diop for free as well”
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“He would be a great addition!”
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“Would be buzzing to pull this off would rather him over ake or tarkowski”
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“@WestHam starter for ten let’s go irons don’t leave it too late the teams slipping”
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“can be good for a proven pl player caleta car never played in pl so we don’t know if he have what’s needed + when ogbonna gonna retire we have a good cb pairing with zouma 15M is a steal”
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