Matty Phillips is one of West Brom's longest-serving players but it's ever so clear that he's not in Slaven Bilic's first-team plans.

And with the January transfer window on the horizon, it might be best for the two parties to part ways.

The 29-year-old, who has been capped 16 times by Scotland, originally joined the Hawthorns in the summer of 2016, signing for Tony Pulis in a £6m deal from Queens Park Rangers.

He has since gone on to feature 145 times in a Baggies shirt, scoring 21 goals and providing 23 assists, via Transfermarkt.

However, in the past year, the winger has found game time hard to come by - Phillips has played just 69 minutes in the Premier League this term, and has started just one of their last 15 matches across the top-flight and the Championship.

Phillips is among the high-earners at the club on £20k-per-week, so his continued absence is merely a waste of money for the club. He's burned around £10.5m in total since his arrival when his wages and that transfer fee is combined.

He's hardly been convincing when given an opportunity by Bilic either, averaging a dreadful passing accuracy of 58.3%, per WhoScored.

In fact, Phillips' record in the Premier League is pretty dry - contributing with just 11 goals in 115 appearances, so clearly, he's never been up to the standard and makes the thought of selling him in January a little easier to bear.

Last season in the second-tier, the Scotsman was lauded as a "game-changer" who has "got everything" by Football Insider pundit Noel Whelan, though we're yet to see that in the big time.

As a promotion-winner, he wouldn't be short of options in the Championship. You could fully see him going into a playoff-chasing team and making a difference, but in the Midlands, it's just not going to happen.

Bilic has far better options in Grady Diangana, Callum Robinson and even Kyle Edwards.

It would be best for all if Phillips was moved on this winter.

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