Cardiff City announce deal for Liverpool’s Nat Phillips as Bulut reveals hopes for more signings
Cardiff City have bagged the signature of Liverpool defender Nat Phillips on a deal until the end of the season
Cardiff City have completed the signing of Liverpool defender Nat Phillips.
The centre-back arrives in south Wales on a six-month loan deal, having spent the opening half of the season with Scottish giants Celtic. His time north of the border didn’t quite go to plan, with game-time at Celtic Park limited. He was recalled early by the Reds from his stint with the Hoops, but he has now been allowed to leave for the Bluebirds.
Phillips becomes the club’s second signing of the month, following on from Ryotaro Tsunoda, who joined from J1 League side Yokohama F. Marinos before being sent straight out on loan to Belgian outfit KV Kortrijk.
Cardiff saw off Blackburn Rovers and Leeds United interest to land Phillips, who will now challenge established centre-backs Mark McGuinness and Dimitrios Goutas for a place in Erol Bulut’s starting XI.
The Turkish boss says he hopes more players follow Phillips in through the door before the window closes.
“Everybody knows Nat from his time in the Championship with Bournemouth, and also with Liverpool,” Bulut said. “He brings a lot of experience with him.
“He will help us a lot in the defensive shape, and also in our attacking shape to have better build-up from the back. He is good on the ball and he is a big addition in our squad.
“Today it is my birthday, and I have a birthday present from the board, so I would like to thank them. Everybody is working hard, and I hope we can finalise more of what we need in the next few days.”
