Liverpool signs Japan midfielder Wataru Endo from Stuttgart

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool signed Japan midfielder Wataru Endo from German membership Stuttgart on Friday.

The 30-year-old Endo was within the final yr of his contract at Stuttgart, the place he was the captain. Endo performed in all 4 of Japan’s video games on the World Cup final yr.

“He was always on my list, just usually we don’t sign players of this age group,” Liverpool supervisor Jürgen Klopp mentioned. “He is obviously a top fit and we will have a lot of fun with him. I’m really sure he can help us immediately, which is super cool because the season already started.”

The signing comes after Liverpool missed out on one other defensive midfielder, Moisés Caicedo, who opted for Chelsea as an alternative.

Endo is a defensive midfielder who may also play within the centre of defence. He had been at Stuttgart since 2020 and scored 5 targets in 33 Bundesliga video games final season because the membership narrowly prevented relegation.