{"id":523872,"date":"2023-08-18T10:24:30","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T09:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/?p=523872"},"modified":"2023-08-18T10:24:33","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T09:24:33","slug":"sources-wataru-endo-completes-liverpool-medical-amid-centre-back-twist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/sources-wataru-endo-completes-liverpool-medical-amid-centre-back-twist\/","title":{"rendered":"Sources: Wataru Endo completes Liverpool medical amid centre-back twist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Wataru Endo is set to undergo a medical at Liverpool as they look to complete the deal ahead of Saturday&#8217;s clash against Bournemouth, <strong>sources have told Football Insider.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 30-year-old midfielder is set to join the Reds after they agreed a \u00a315million transfer fee with VfB Stuttgart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/wataru-endo\/leistungsdatenverein\/spieler\/146310\">Endo<\/a> has flown to Liverpool to complete his medical examination before signing a contract to become Liverpool&#8217;s third signing of the window after Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\ud83d\udea8 &#039;BIG SIGNING!&#039; - Rangers in talks to agree HUGE deal, Kent replacement latest\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/72ll7Zzlz5Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Jurgen Klopp has been eager to add a defensive midfielder to his squad this summer but fell short in his pursuit of Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia, with the duo both set to join Chelsea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Liverpool were pipped to Caicedo&#8217;s signature by the Londoners despite agreeing a British record transfer fee of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolfc.com\/news\/moises-caicedo-liverpool-agree-ps111m-fee-brighton-ecuador-midfielder\">\u00a3111million<\/a> with Brighton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Klopp has now turned his attention to Endo, who captains Bundesliga side Stuttgart as well as the Japan national team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Endo scored in Stuttgart&#8217;s 4-0 win over TSG Balingen in the DFB-Pokal on Saturday afternoon (12 August).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was ever present for Stuttgart in their 2022\/23 campaign, missing only one match all season as he scored six and assisted five times in 40 total appearances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"703\" src=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/07\/GettyImages-1364461296_1200x824-1024x703.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-435759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/07\/GettyImages-1364461296_1200x824-1024x703.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/07\/GettyImages-1364461296_1200x824-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/07\/GettyImages-1364461296_1200x824-768x527.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/07\/GettyImages-1364461296_1200x824-1140x783.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/07\/GettyImages-1364461296_1200x824-750x515.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/07\/GettyImages-1364461296_1200x824.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Endo has shown his versatility for club and country by playing at both centre-back and defensive midfield, although he spent the majority of last season in a midfield role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Liverpool will need to register the midfielder by the 12pm Friday lunchtime cut-off for him to feature in their Premier League clash against Bournemouth at Anfield on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In other news, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/revealed-liverpool-could-now-complete-three-late-signings-as-terms-agreed\/\">Liverpool could now complete three late signings as terms agreed<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wataru Endo is set to undergo a medical at Liverpool as they look to complete the deal ahead of Saturday&#8217;s clash against Bournemouth, sources have told Football Insider. 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