All you need to know about Wataru Endo, Liverpool’s surprise new DM
Liverpool are reportedly set to sign Japan international Wataru Endo from Stuttgart. Jurgen Klopp’s Reds have endured a well-publicised search for a new defensive midfielder following the departure of Fabinho. Chelsea have beaten them to Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia but it sounds as though they’ve finally found an alternative option. According to The Athletic’s football reporter David Ornstein, Liverpool are set to pay a €19million fee for the 30-year-old midfielder, who has arrived in Merseyside for a medical. We’ve compiled everything you need to know about the midfielder. The story so far Born in the Yokohama region of Japan in 1993, Endo developed his skills as a youngster with Shonan Bellmare and graduated from their academy to make over 100 first-team appearances for the club as they flitted between the top two divisions of Japanese football .In 2015 he moved to Urawa Red Diamonds, one of the biggest clubs in Japan, with whom he helped win the Asian Champions League ...