Kevin Phillips ‘would love to see’ Anthony Patterson at West Brom amid Millwall interest | OneFootball

Albion great Kevin Phillips has backed a move for Sunderland goalkeeper Anthony Patterson, while cautioning that Millwall could rival any bid.

“From a selfish point of view, with my connections at West Brom, I'd love to see him there. I think Millwall might have something to say about that, because I gather they would like to keep hold of him.” He was speaking to BestBettingSites in his weekly column.

Patterson, 26, is a Black Cats academy graduate and was key to Sunderland’s play-off promotion 12 months ago. He lost the No.1 spot and joined Millwall on loan in January. He made 16 appearances, including the play-off semi-final defeat to Hull, and kept seven clean sheets after an EFL Cup outing for Sunderland in August.

“Listen, he's done brilliantly, Anthony Patterson. He showed good character, good mental strength to go to Millwall and play exceptionally well.”

“He's a quality keeper. Any team that gets his services next year has done brilliant business.”

“Sunderland goalkeeper Anthony Patterson is a top performer at Championship level but has previously been valued at around £8million. I think James Morrison would get the best out of him or get even more out of him because he's the type of guy that you want to play for.”

“So if they can secure his services, it'd be a great, great signing for them. But as I say, I think Millwall might have something to say about that.”

Source: ExpressAndStar.com