Releverful Japanese Machine (MACHINE) released → Paired with Yang Hyun-jun?...AC Milan and Wolverhampton are also interested
Mar 24, 2025
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British team talk reported on the 23rd (Korea time) 'Celtic coach Brendan Rodgers is trying to recruit Japanese national midfielder Endo from Liverpool'
Endo left Stuttgart in Germany's Bundesliga in 2023 and joined Liverpool. Liverpool paid a transfer fee of £16.2 million (about 30 billion won) to recruit him at the time.
At the time, coach Jurgen Klopp called Endo a really good player and evaluated him "He moved like a machine on the ground and had a fantastic attitude."
Liverpool signed Endo to reorganize their midfield after Jordan Henderson and Fabinho left the team. Alexis McAllister and Dominic Sobosley also joined the team.
However, Endo is being used as a rotation player rather than a main player under Arne Slot coach this season.
Endo started 20 English Premier League (EPL) games under Klopp last season, but has never started this season. In the UEFA Champions League, he played only 140 minutes, watching his team's early elimination.
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Earlier, Sky Sports said Endo was one of the five players Liverpool planned to release in the transfer market this summer.
This is the influence of Liverpool manager Arne Slot. Slots don't value defensive midfielders like Endo because they prefer midfielders with good offensive deployment capabilities.
Celtic seem to be the most interested in recruiting Endo. Celtic manager Rodgers, who led Liverpool in the past, is said to be planning to reinforce the midfield and wants Endo to join the team.
Celtic are currently at the top of the Scottish Premiership and are 13 points clear of second-placed Rangers. He also won the Scottish League Cup this season and has also advanced to the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup. Celtic's ace is Daizen Maeda, who is also a Japanese player, so he is expected to help Endo adapt. Korean player Yang Hyun-joon is also a member of Celtic.
However, not only Celtic but also many teams are interested in Endo.
Italy's Serie A AC Milan and English Premier League club Wolverhampton, Fulham and Ipswich Town of the EFL Championship (second division) are also reportedly seeking Endo.
Of course, there is a possibility that Endo will stay in Liverpool for another season. Currently, Liverpool is struggling with the renewal of its main players, so there is not enough players. I need multiplayer resources like endo next season. Liverpool is likely to win this season, so it should be considered that it has virtually secured a ticket to the UEFA Champions League next season. Since we have to play that many games, we need to have an active midfielder like Endo on the bench.
Reporter Kang Woo-jin kwj1222@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
