The 28-year-old finalised his move to the Championship side on Monday to bring an end to his nine-year stay with the Reds.
Phillips arrived at the club’s Academy set-up in 2016 on the back of a trial, and would go on to make 29 senior appearances.
His debut came in January 2020 when he temporarily returned from a loan spell at VfB Stuttgart to play in an FA Cup victory over Everton at Anfield, before returning to Germany.
The centre-back was then hugely important as he stepped up to play 20 times in the next campaign and help Jürgen Klopp’s injury-affected Liverpool secure third place and Champions League qualification.
Phillips was voted the team’s Standard Chartered Player of the Month by supporters in the March and scored his only goal for the club away at Burnley during the run-in.
He joined AFC Bournemouth on loan in the winter of 2021-22 to form part of their successful push for promotion back to the Premier League.
Further temporary stints at Celtic, Cardiff City and, most recently, Derby County followed.
As Nat now embarks on a new chapter in his career, everyone at LFC would like to thank him for his efforts and wish him the very best for the future.
