{"id":3760,"date":"2021-12-24T10:36:12","date_gmt":"2021-12-24T15:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2021\/12\/24\/why-west-ham-may-not-sign-liverpools-nat-phillips\/"},"modified":"2021-12-24T10:36:12","modified_gmt":"2021-12-24T15:36:12","slug":"why-west-ham-may-not-sign-liverpools-nat-phillips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2021\/12\/24\/why-west-ham-may-not-sign-liverpools-nat-phillips\/","title":{"rendered":"Why West Ham may not sign Liverpool\u2019s Nat Phillips"},"content":{"rendered":"
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West Ham\u2019s injury issues<\/h2>\n

West Ham have had a superb start to the 2021\/22 campaign.<\/p>\n

The Hammers are currently 4th<\/sup>\u00a0in the Premier League and have picked up some impressive wins over Liverpool and Chelsea.<\/p>\n

However, both of those wins would come at a price to their backline. Firstly, vs Liverpool, Angelo Ogbonna would suffer a knee injury, which has ruled him out for the season<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Then, after seeing off Chelsea, Kurt Zouma suffered an injury which could keep him out for up to\u00a012 weeks<\/a>.<\/p>\n

With West Ham fighting for a top-four spot and still going strong in Europe, the Hammers cannot really afford to have two key senior central defenders out of action.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\n\"Why<\/p>\n

ROMFORD, ENGLAND \u2013 MARCH 06: Angelo Ogbonna of West Ham United during Training at Rush Green on March 6, 2020 in Romford, England. (Photo by Arfa Griffiths\/West Ham United FC via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

So, the report from the\u00a0Evening Standard<\/a>\u00a0recently which claimed West Ham had green-lit a January move for a centre-back was not at all surprising.<\/p>\n

One of the names said to be of interest to West Ham in the above-linked report from was Liverpool\u2019s Nathaniel Phillips.<\/p>\n

This was followed by a further report<\/a> which claimed West Ham still wanted to sign Phillips despite his recent injury set-back.<\/p>\n

West Ham to sign a left-footer?<\/h2>\n

So, given Phillips is a fringe star for Liverpool and West Ham are in need of a centre-back, a deal in January did seem likely.<\/p>\n

However, a fresh report from The Athletic<\/a> on Friday has explained why Phillips is unlikely to be signed for West Ham.<\/p>\n

The reason behind this is because most of West Ham\u2019s current centre-backs are right-footed, so, ideally, they will sign a left-footer, which Phillips is not.<\/p>\n

It is added that Nice\u2019s Flavius Daniliuc is on West Ham\u2019s radar.<\/p>\n

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