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Japanese national team captain Endo Wataru's English Premier League (EPL) dream is in danger of ending in two seasons.
Reporter Florian Flettenberg, who is active in Sky Sports in Germany and is fluent in Bayern's internal news, said on his personal SNS on the 11th (Korea time), "Liverpool is already preparing for an exciting summer transfer market. With several new recruits expected, the team plans to reorganize. Potential sellers include Endo Wataru, Harvey Elliott, Federico Chiesa, Diogo Jota and Quibin Keleher."
Last season alone, Endo was one of the main players in Liverpool. It filled the void that Fabinho left with Endo's own play. Liverpool fans were very dissatisfied with the club's move when Endo was hired as a substitute for Fabinho, but applauded Endo's performance. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp expressed great satisfaction with signing Endo. He played 44 games and played about 2,800 minutes.
However, manager Arne Slot wanted a player who could de-pressurize and release passes better than Endo for a player playing in a defensive midfielder. Originally, Ryan Hravenberg, who had a narrower position than Endo, was far better than Endo, and Endo was pushed to the bench.
Still, Endo did his best in Liverpool as a professional. This season's cup competition was the main focus. However, playing time is being extremely limited. He played 25 games, but in terms of time, it is only about 750 minutes. There is a lot of difference from last season.
At the end of this season, Liverpool is expected to rebuild to form a squad of tastes that slot managers want, but Endo is likely to be sorted out. From the beginning, Liverpool had been in the position of sending a player if only an appropriate offer was made to Endo since the transfer market last summer.
At the end of February, The Athletic in England also predicted that Endo's future would not be in Liverpool. The media reported "Endo signed as an interim midfielder 18 months ago. I don't think there will be an extension contract because I will be 34 when the contract expires"And he predicted that Endo would soon be cleared in Liverpool.
Liverpool's key players Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk are also old players, so they take a very cautious position in renewing their contracts. Harsher standards are expected to be applied to bench player Endo.
Still, Endo is expected to continue his career at least in the big leagues. He was pushed out of Liverpool, but his performance last season has been proven by everyone. In the transfer market last winter, there were not a few EPL clubs aiming for Endo.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
