EPL: Wataru Endo Emerges Midfield Target For Liverpool

Liverpool have made a shock bid for Japan international, Wataru Endo, offering Stuttgart around £16m for the player as Jurgen Klopp looks to bring in an experienced holding midfielder.

The Japan international, who is 30-year-old and who can also fill in at centre-back, is travelling to Merseyside to finalise a stunning transfer.

Sky in Italy are also reporting Liverpool have held talks with Fiorentina via intermediaries over the potential signing of Sofyan Amrabat.

It follows Liverpool’s unsuccessful attempts to bring in Moises Caiceido and Romeo Lavia.

Sky Sports News have been reporting throughout the summer that Manchester United are interested in Morocco international Amrabat, with the midfielder working with Erik ten Hag at FC Utrecht.

However, further “major additional incomings” for Manchester United in this window are looking increasingly difficult.

Liverpool have been keen to improve their midfield in this summer transfer window, having let Jordan Henderson, Fabinho, Naby Keita, James Milner, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Arthur Melo go and bringing in only Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister.