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Liverpool and Manchester United players feature in this list of Championship loanees who are ready for the top flight.

Neco Williams (Fulham on loan from Liverpool)

The ease with which Williams has taken to Championship water has been no surprise. There is no crime in not being as good a right-back as Trent Alexander-Arnold, but in the second tier, Williams has been every bit as electric, enigmatic and dynamic as his parent club’s first-choice full-back during his time with promotion favourites Fulham.

There are reports surfacing already that Fulham are interested in securing the services of the 20-year-old on a permanent basis. Having solved the Cottagers’ perennial right-back problem while scoring and assisting on twice each, it is unlikely to just be Marco Silva’s side in the hunt for the Wales international over the summer. His is a talent which needs to be shown consistently at the top level. That could happen at almost any of the non-elite Premier League sides.

Nat Phillips (Bournemouth on loan from Liverpool)

Having completed 90 minutes seven times out of eight possible fixtures since swapping Merseyside for the south coast until the end of the summer, Philips has played a part in getting Bournemouth back to form after a wobble either side of Christmas. Like Fulham, Bournemouth appear to be in good position for a return to the top flight. Like Williams, it won’t just be his current loanee club interested in