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Nat Phillips last featured for Liverpool in January 2023 West Bromwich Albion have signed defender Nat Phillips from Liverpool for an undisclosed fee. The 28-year-old, who managed to make just 19 Premier League appearances for Liverpool in his nine years on the books of the Anfield side, joins the Championship club on a three-year deal. Phillips has vast experience in England's second tier, helping Derby County avoid relegation last season after previously featuring for Bournemouth and Cardiff City at that level. The centre-back has also played in Scotland for Celtic and in Germany with Stuttgart. West Brom sporting director Andrew Nestor said Phillips would bring "valuable experience" to a side that finished ninth in the table last term. "Nat will bolster an already strong back line and brings with him leadership qualities, which really stood out for us, " Nestor told the club website. , external "We believe he is entering his peak years as a centre-back, and hope to see him develop even further with us here as a player and leader within our group. " Phillips said: "I think everyone at the club and involved would like to see it competing for promotion and pushing for Premier League football - and that's the same as me. "I've had a number of loans over the past few years and it'll be really nice for me and my family to go somewhere and know we're staying there to develop a relationship with the club and the fans. " Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Club World Cup: PSG lead Seattle as Atletico Madrid play Botafogo in bid for last 16 Tongue keeps England alive after Rahul & Pant tons Wimbledon 'did amazing job' over stalker - Raducanu Cillian Murphy stars in 28 Days Later Healing from grief to find love again Preview Zara Mc Dermott's investigation into modern stalking How the 1995 Rugby World Cup united the new South Africa How did Archer fare on his red-ball return? Fleetwood's stumble gives US Bradley-sized Ryder Cup headache Rahul and Pant star as India set England big target to chase on final day Video Rahul and Pant star as India set England big target to chase on final day Who is the most iconic British & Irish Lion of all time? 'Like talking to Andy Murray' - impressionist quizzes tennis stars. Video'Like talking to Andy Murray' - impressionist quizzes tennis stars The Stevenage tennis player who is Taiwan's No 1 What do you remember about the 2013 Lions tour? Why Alcaraz is 'red-hot favourite' for third Wimbledon title Have the Club World Cup's innovations been good or bad? Alcaraz hits 'ridiculous' volley winner. Video Alcaraz hits 'ridiculous' volley winner 'Hope you get cancer' - Boulter shares her online abuse with BBC 'The tumult in the Ingebrigtsen fairytale was never far from the surface' Ask Me Anything, the BBC Sport service designed to serve you Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.