Endo Wataru should not remain in Liverpool to secure time to play.
Britain's The Athletic reported on the 19th (Korea time) that `Liverpool is already planning a summer transfer market' and said what changes are being prepared in the offensive, midfield and defense sectors.
In the upcoming summer transfer market, the part that Liverpool will focus on the least is the midfielder. This is because there is no reason to take much of the range of change, unlike the uncertain future of Mohamed Salah, Darwin Núñez and Luis Diaz and the uncertain future of Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander Arnold.
Alexis McAllister is also loved under Arne Slot, and Dominic Sobosler is now the core of Liverpool. Ryan Hravenberg, who looked like a botched recruit, has grown into the league's best midfielder this season. Sunggol Youth Curtis Jones also settled well into the first team. The Athlete is also "Midfield is quite stable. The quartet of 22-year-old Hravenberg, 24-year-old Sobosleri, 26-year-old McAllister and 24-year-old Jones will have their best years ahead"It is predicted that there will be no significant change in the composition of the main line."
If there is no change in the main composition, it is the backup resources that eventually change. The current Liverpool midfield backups are Endo and Harvey Elliott. The problem is that the slot manager's trust in the two players is not great. Di Athlete added "Endo was a useful player if he was put into finishing important matches on the bench, but five of his six starts this season have been in the Cup. The other was a European Champions League (UCL) match against PSV Eindhoven", noting that Endo's playing time was very small.
Di Athlete predicted the future of Endo, saying it is difficult to see Endo at 32 years old having a greater influence under the slot coach. His lack of game time is debatable in Japan, and some experts believe the Japanese national team captain should move this summer before the 2026 World Cup. If slot managers don't use Endo and Elliott more often, Liverpool need other options to play more regularly."
It may be unfortunate from the perspective of Endo, but the reality is that. Liverpool is somewhat disappointed in the second half of this season compared to the early trend. Liverpool, which could have seen up to three gold medals while losing, is in a situation where they have to focus only on winning the league as they lost the UCL round of 16 and the Carabao Cup final.
The reason for the sudden decline in Liverpool is the decrease in energy levels of key players. The slot manager did not trust the players on the bench, so he ran the season mainly with the main players. Analysts say that Liverpool had such a tight schedule that the main players began to spread in the second half of the season. In fact, against Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Newcastle United, Liverpool seemed to be losing ground in their physical strength despite their performance.
If so, we need to use more backup players, and Endo is not trusted by the slot manager, so new players can be added. Endo will also want to continue to play and maintain his performance for the 2026 World Cup in North and Central America, which can be his last. Endo's Liverpool dream is likely to end unfortunately in two seasons.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
