Former Black Cats boss Steve Bruce has made his move for the 39-year-old former Sunderland, Birmingham City and West Brom striker, who is out of favour at Blackpool.
Bruce has already had recent moves for Wolves’ Sylvan Ebanks-Blake and QPR’s DJ Campbell turned down and wants an experienced striker to help his side’s Championship promotion bid.
Phillips, who played under Bruce at Birmingham, has featured just 14 times for Blackpool this season, and scored two goals.