After losing the Ecuadorian Moises Caicedo and the Belgian Romeo Lavia, both moved to Chelsea, Liverpool has finally found the midfielder they were looking for and who, according to coach Juergen Klopp, will take the place of Fabinho, who moved to Arabia. The Reds have announced the purchase of Wataru Endo, a 30-year-old captain of the Japan national team who has signed "a multi-year contract", as the club said without specifying its duration. Instead, the amount that Stuttgart will receive for this transfer has been announced: 19 million pounds, equal to about 22 million euros.
"Wataru is a very good player," Klopp said. He has experience, he was the captain of Stuttgart, he is captain of Giapppne and speaks fluent English. On the pitch he is a 'machine', a great midfielder, with a sensational attitude. I'm really satisfied." As for Endo, "today for months he fulfills the realization of a dream, I have always wanted to play in the Premier League".
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