Wataru Endo signs, two more transfers – Liverpool dream line-up at end of window

Liverpool are closing in on their third signing of the summer season as VfB Stuttgart midfielder Wataru Endo edges nearer.

The 30-year-previous is believed to have taken his medical on Thursday forward of his Premier League change as he seems set to hitch Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai within the midfield.

In the final seven days, Liverpool have had a British file bid for Moises Caicedo accepted, engaged in a switch saga with Chelsea, misplaced out on the previous Brighton man’s signature – and made their transfer for Endo.

Interest in Endo emerged out of the blue, but he has obtained rave opinions from figures that watch the Bundesliga on a weekly foundation.

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For Liverpool the acquisition of Endo can be a lot-wanted, after they had been pressured to make use of Mac Allister at the bottom of the midfield within the 1-1 draw at Chelsea.

Not to knock the Argentinian, who had a powerful Premier League debut for the Reds – however his companies can be higher served in a more progressive position. During the stalemate at Stamford Bridge, it felt like a battle to indicate who wanted an anchor in entrance of the again 4 more. Ultimately that was a conflict that Liverpool did not need to win – they usually did.

Endo has been described as a “solider” by his former Stuttgart supervisor Pellegrino Matarazzo, amongst different fulsome reward. A payment within the area of £16m is not to be dismissed, however Liverpool had been as a consequence of spend 10 instances that for Caicedo.

With that in thoughts, no matter thought course of is behind the transfer to see Endo develop into a Liverpool participant, it should not essentially give him the correct to see him immediately take the place within the center of a midfield three.

Both Premier League debutants for the Reds on Sunday, Szoboszlai and Mac Allister have gotten all of the instruments, and confirmed glimpses that they are often the progressive, midfield dynamos that Jurgen Klopp so craves.

Despite the shrewd piece of enterprise that can see an skilled defensive midfielder set foot at Anfield, Liverpool cannot afford to relaxation on their laurels. Provided that Endo is a cease-hole, Liverpool aren’t as determined for a holding participant of their engine room, however it doesn’t suggest their curiosity ought to cease there.

Cheick Doucoure’s presence in that division can be the right subsequent step to reinforcing midfield. It stays to be seen the worth that Crystal Palace will slap on the previous Lens man’s head however at simply 23, he can be the best addition with the longer term in thoughts.

Endo’s arrival would not injury the pockets of Liverpool too badly which may enable the Reds to bend their switch spend earlier than September 1.

With two more midfield additions billed, to make it the right summer season, Liverpool ought to look to additional strengthen their ageing line of defense.

Ibrahima Konate lined up alongside captain Virgil van Dijk at Stamford Bridge. Joe Gomez and Joel Matip are among the many choices off the bench for Liverpool if adjustments are wanted in defence.

The Reds delayed bolstering their midfield earlier than the difficulty turned a bonafide drawback and if Liverpool delay their hunt for defensive additions, they might face the identical prospect as this summer season.

And that’s turning into embroiled in switch battles with the danger of over-spending. For that cause, Liverpool might do with welcoming a left-sided central defender.

Goncalo Inacio has been a participant widley linked with Liverpool, though membership sources have firmly denied the suggestion beforehand – and he has signed a brand new take care of Sporting CP.

Chelsea’s Levi Colwill was one other who was admired by the Reds, nonetheless, he too opted to pen recent phrases along with his facet. He prolonged his keep at Stamford Bridge for one more six years, in gentle of serving to England U21s to European Championships glory.

One participant who has been linked with a transfer to Anfield is Bayer Leverkusen defender Piero Hincapie. Fussball Transfers has claimed that the Reds have an interest within the defender, following experiences that the recruitment workforce on Merseyside had been eyeing Micky Van de Ven and Castello Lukeba beforehand.

The Ecuadorian is a 21-year-previous left-footed central defender and is described as a tenacious, versatile, ball-taking part in stopper, in order that’s certainly a no-brainer proper?

He can do battle with Robertson for a spot in our potential ‘dream’ workforce for the brand new marketing campaign. Doucoure slots into the engine room as a hypothetical signing, with Darwin Nunez battling Cody Gakpo and Diogo Jota for the elusive spot between Mohamed Salah and Luis Diaz in assault.

Liverpool dream line-up: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Szoboszlai, Doucoure, Mac Allister; Salah, Nunez, Diaz.