BREAK After being fired from a non-league team, an ex-Sunderland, Aston Villa, and England player demands £100 million.

The former Sunderland striker has played in a number of games since Hartlepool United fired him.

If he had been playing in the current period, Kevin Phillips thinks he would have been worth an incredible nine-figure transfer fee in the transfer market.

In his heyday at the Stadium of Light, the former Sunderland star scored an incredible 130 goals in 235 games from 1997 to 2003. After collaborating brilliantly with Niall Quinn, the striker scored 30 goals in his Premier League debut and became the first Englishman to win the Golden Shoe.

Despite earning eight caps for his country, Phillips was unable to establish himself as a regular in a period of fierce competition.

“I could be worth £100 million and get 50 caps for England if I were playing now,” he said following his recent dismissal as Hartlepool United’s manager.

“I consider myself fortunate to have eight caps for England. I attended Euro 2000 and spent two years in every squad. I was playing for Sunderland at the time and up against seven or eight elite strikers. Among the likes of Teddy Sheringham, Andy Cole, Michael Owen, Robbie Fowler, Alan Shearer, and Michael Owen, I had the honor of receiving eight caps. There is currently no competition for strikers in England.

“The only thing that resents me is that I was left out of the Euro 2000 minutes. I remember warming up in front of Kevin Keegan, as if to say, “Get me on the pitch,” before we were eliminated in the group stages. I had recently finished a 30-goal Premier League season, yet I received no playing time.

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Michael Beale was fired by Sunderland earlier this year, leaving the team without a head coach at the moment. However, it’s anticipated that the Black Cats will name a new boss this summer.

“Over the weekend, I played golf in the North East with a passionate Sunderland supporter, and he brought up Liam Rosenior, who I believe was fired quite harshly,” Phillips remarked.

“They (Hull) were a point outside the relegation zone when he took over, but they finished three points outside the play-offs.”He is an excellent coach. He performed admirably at Derby, got along well with Rooney there, and has now moved up to management. He’s not old. And I was thinking, “I quite like that one,” until this man brought him up.