Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp insists Nat Phillips’ and Neco Williams’ Liverpool stories ‘are not over’ after the duo departed on loan last month.
Jurgen Klopp said: “We also saw a couple of players leave, albeit on loan. Nat Phillips and Neco Williams will be battling for promotion from the Championship between now and May. Magnificent opportunity for both. And both Bournemouth and Fulham are very fortunate to get these two outstanding young men. Their Liverpool stories are not over – they are merely on pause – so I don’t want my words to feel like a farewell. But both these players have made a massive contribution to our club in recent seasons. The way they were day to day made us better collectively. When they played they produced the goods. I couldn’t be more grateful towards them both and I hope they show all their talent and quality in the coming days, weeks and months. When I looked at the Championship table I noticed they are pretty close together at the top. Fingers crossed both Nat and Neco will be celebrating promotion come May. They are two boys who deserve success.”
Understandably, their game time has been significantly reduced this season given the competition within the squad. With the likes of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van Dijk, Joel Matip and Ibrahima Konate to contend with, the pair now have the opportunity to impress elsewhere before they return to Merseyside in the summer.
