Liverpool have reportedly slapped a price tag of £15m on former Bolton Wanderers defender Nat Phillips who could well be on the move in the January transfer window.
The 24-year-old Bolton-born defender came through the youth ranks at Wanderers but left in the summer of 2016 having not made a first team appearance for the club.
He later joined the Anfield club's youth set up and began to train with the first team in 2018, before bursting onto the scene last season with the Premier League club.
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But he has fallen down the pecking order in the heart of defence art Anfield and has made only a handful of appearances this season.
One of these came against Wanderers in the Papa John's Trophy group stage where he captained Liverpool's under-21s to a 4-1 loss at the University of Bolton Stadium.
He is currently recovering from a fractured cheekbone which he suffered in the Champions League versus AC Milian, but could return to training with the Anfield club this week.
Speculation has surrounded the future of defender Phillips who, despite having a contract at Liverpool until 2025, appears likely to depart Anfield next month.
West Ham United and Newcastle United are among the Premier League club who have been heavily linked with the former Wanderers youth product's services.
A transfer value of £10m has previously been mentioned to see Phillips depart Anfield.
But the Athletic now reports that Liverpool want £15m to part company with Phillips in the upcoming January transfer window.
It is claimed that the Anfield club believe this to be realistic given Phillips' development ovet the past year and is a similar amount Burnley paid Stoke City for Nathan Collins last summer.
