Perth Glory admit interest in Birmingham City striker Kevin Phillips
Perth Glory coach Dave Mitchell has confirmed the club are aiming to secure former England striker Kevin Phillips for the upcoming A-League season.
Mitchell revealed he was preparing to meet with either Phillips or his agent during an upcoming trip to the United Kingdom.
And the coach believes the Birmingham striker, who has just returned from a hamstring injury, would be an enormous acquisition for the club.
"That's not a rumour, that's a fact," Mitchell said when asked about reports the 35-year-old was being targeted to replace striker Nikita Rukavytsya, who joined Eredivisie club FC Twente at the end of last season.
"He's under contract but I have made some inquiries about him and he's a good player.
"He's old but he's very quick still, quick and darty.
"He was in the army, kept himself fit and he's a fit person and he's scoring goals in the Championship regularly for Birmingham, so if we get him, he'd be a great asset."
Mitchell said he would be seeing Phillips in action when Birmingham played rivals Wolves during April.
Phillips made a name for himself at Sunderland between 1997 and 2003, becoming known as 'Super Kev' to Black Cats fans after scoring 115 goals in 209 appearances.
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