Liverpool declines Nat Phillips’ offer; the club will have to pay a record amount.

Turkish team Trabzonspor has made a proposal for defender Nat Phillips; however, Liverpool has turned down their initial offer, so if they want the defender, they will have to make him their record signing.

According to reports on Sunday, as Trabzonspor began talks with Liverpool, there was a “concrete possibility” that the centre defender would go to Turkey.

Reporters David Lynch and James Pearce of the Athletic and other members of the Merseyside press claim the £4 million proposal made by the Turkish team was turned down. Liverpool

“are in no rush to sell,” thus it seems that they are unwilling to accept half of the £8 million asking price for Phillips.

After been sent on loan and spending time on the outskirts at Anfield, the 27-year-old may have a different perspective on that last point as he looks for a team where he can make a permanent home and play regular games.

Notably, Trabzonspor would have to pay the Reds £5.8 million (€6.9 million) in order to get the centre back, matching their previous record set in 2014 when they signed Majeed Waris. Pre-season training for Phillips is presently taking place at the AXA Training Centre.

Interest in the player has not only come from Trabzonspor; Cardiff, Ipswich, and Mainz have all mentioned him in the past. Burnley is considering hiring him as well.

During the second half of the 2021–2022 season, while the 27-year-old was on loan at Bournemouth, he worked with new boss Scott Parker.

Previous news…..

Ten Liverpool players are departing as part of Arne Slot’s summer transfer plan.

After losing a number of squad members, Liverpool will be trying to finish deals this summer.

Ten players who have reached the end of their Liverpool career will say goodbye to the club today. Contacts usually end on June 30, as is customary throughout the English top flight.

Now that this day has arrived, the Reds will formally say goodbye to several people who were once part of their organisation.

At the first team level, Joel Matip and Thiago Alcantara are now unrestricted free agents and will not have their contracts extended. During their tenure on Merseyside, both players have experienced their fair share of injury issues, which probably had an impact on the decision about their future.

Adrian is another player whose contract expires today; he has been extended an offer. What will happen next with the Spaniard, who has allegedly agreed to return to his boyhood club Real Betis, is still unknown at this time. The 37-year-old may still stay at Anfield, however this is not definite.

Adam Lewis, Mateusz Musialowski, and Melkamu Frauendorf—all of whom have played senior level for the club—are making their way out the door at the Academy level. While Musialowski had to wait until March of this year for his chance after being used from the bench in a Europa League victory over Sparta Prague, Lewis made his first-team debut in an FA Cup replay against Shrewsbury Town in February 2020 but has spent the last four seasons out on loan. Frauendorf also made their maiden start against Shrewsbury, though it was in January 2022.

The club chose not to extend terms with the young players, therefore fellow Academy players Nathan Giblin, Francis Gyimah, Luke Hewitson, Niall Osborne, and Cody Pennington will also be starting new chapters in their lives as of right now. Goalkeepers Jacob Poytress and Reece Trueman have been given the chance to continue their career with the team, just like Adrian did, but there has been no update regarding their commitment to this choice.