Phillips prepares for loan move

Crewe manager Dario Gradi has revealed goalkeeper Steve Phillips is available to leave the club on loan.

Phillips, 32, signed for the Alex in the summer on a free transfer after a successful loan spell from Bristol Rovers last campaign but he has still to make a first-team appearance this season after being sidelined early on with a shoulder injury, returning to find himself third choice behind Chelsea loanee Rhys Taylor and Polish goalkeeper Bartek Fogler.

Gradi told the club's official website: "He (Phillips) has been back in training for over a month, is fit and wants to play. I understand that and he needs to play. If he and his agent can sort out a club for him to join on loan then he can do so."

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