Brighton are moving quickly to secure a replacement for Arsenal bound defender Ben White.
The young English centre-half is set to join the Gunners after he completes a medical and other formalities.
According totalkSPORT, Liverpool centre-half Nat Phillips is emerging as Brighton's key target to take White's place in the first team squad.
The 24-year-old is available as Liverpool will have first choice defenders Virgil Van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Joel Matip available this season.
The source claims Phillips could be the subject of a £15 million offer from Brighton this summer.
