Jurgen Klopp has expressed his delight on the signing of midfielder Wataru Endo from Stuttgart.
The 30-year-old’s £16.2m transfer from the Bundesliga outfit to Liverpool was formally introduced earlier at present and the Japan worldwide has agreed a four-year deal .
The previous Borussia Dortmund boss was eager to elucidate why the Reds have made a transfer for the deep-lying midfielder who not many supporters can have heard of.
“I’m actually blissful,” Klopp stated (as quoted by Liverpool World). “Wataru is a extremely good participant. I do know on this world of soccer the way it goes and stuff like this, however take a look, take a look, as a result of he’s a extremely good participant.
“Skilled participant, captain of Stuttgart, captain of Japan, speaks good English, good fella, household man, machine on the pitch, good footballer on high of that, sensational perspective. So, I’m actually blissful. He’s a very good footballer, very skilled and likes to work extraordinarily onerous.”
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With each Jordan Henderson and Fabinho swapping Merseyside for the Center East final month and the truth that we missed out on each Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia (each to Chelsea), it was clear that we would have liked to signal a brand new No. 6.
Alexis Mac Allister began within the deeper midfield position at Stamford Bridge on the weekend and though he confirmed glimpses of his potential the Argentina worldwide is somebody who likes to affect the sport from a extra superior place.
Endo will give protection to our backline, similar to Fabinho did excellently following his transfer to Liverpool from Monaco in 2018, and there’s little doubt that our attacking gamers will profit from having a tough-tackling and energetic presence within the engine room.
We perceive that it was a blow to lose out on each Caicedo and Lavia however there’s no cause why our new No. 3 can’t play an important position for the membership shifting ahead as we glance to compete on all 4 fronts.
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