Liverpool are closing in on a shock signing, with a deal for Wataru Endo shifting at pace, and the value tag has now been reported.
At 30 years of age, Endo was not what Liverpool followers anticipated when it got here to the third signing of the summer time – however all indicators level to his imminent arrival.
The Stuttgart captain has been given the inexperienced gentle to journey to Merseyside to finish a switch, as per the Athletic, with the Reds performing swiftly after two latest disappointments.
David Ornstein, citing sources in Germany, states the charge is within the area of €19 million (£16.24m) – the participant had one yr left on his contract in Germany.
With talks at a complicated stage, the expectation is that this one shall be accomplished in a well timed trend, seeing Endo be part of Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai as a summer time arrival.
Whereas on the face of it there could be confusion as to why the membership have gone down this route, when seeking to change the management and skilled misplaced, it is sensible.
Wataru Endo
Age: 30Height: 5’10”Place: Defensive midfielder, centre-backNationality: Japanese
Endo is presently the captain of each his membership and nation and comes extremely regarded by German specialists, who hail his aggression, power and self-discipline.
So long as his arrival comes alongside a youthful, increased calibre defensive midfielder prepared to fit straight into the beginning XI, it may be seen as a sensible transfer by the membership.
The 30-year-old can assist fill the void left by the likes of James Milner, Fabinho and Jordan Henderson with out the identical excessive milage in his legs.
He has the flexibility to function as a defensive midfielder and at centre-back, qualities Jurgen Klopp appears to be like for and now appears to be like to have secured with a medical reportedly set for Thursday.
