The back is coming! Liverpool officially announced the third signing: the 30-year-old Japanese captain joined, and the transfer fee was 19 million euros
On the evening of August 18, Beijing time, Premier League giants Liverpool officially announced that they officially signed 30-year-old Japanese midfielder Endō, and the two sides will sign a contract for a period of 3 to 2026. The captain of the Japanese men's national team is also the third signing Liverpool signed this summer, after McAllister and Sobosloy. According to Romano, Liverpool will pay a transfer fee of 19 million euros to Stuttgart FC for Endo.
This summer window, Liverpool, who were poached by Saudi Arabia of Henderson and Fabinho, are eager to bring in new backs. Previously, Liverpool had been working to sign Ecuador international Caceido and Belgian rising star Lavia, but both were cut off by Chelsea. When the summer window was close to closing, Liverpool finally chose to bring in Japanese midfielder Endo to save the emergency.
Born in February 1993, Hang Endo made his debut in Shonan Bima, and landed in Europe in the summer of 2018. In the summer window of 2020, Endo joined Stuttgart for 1.7 million euros, and in July 2021, Endo became captain of Stuttgart. Last season, Endo made 40 appearances for Stuttgart, contributing six goals and five assists. In the final round of the Bundesliga game against Cologne, Endo completed the decisive goal with a stoppage-time header to help the team succeed in relegation and become a hero of the club.
The 30-year-old Hang Endo is one of the best backs in the Bundesliga. In addition, Hang Endo is also the captain of the Japanese men's national team. At last year's World Cup in Qatar, Hang Endo performed quite well as the main backbone of the Japanese men's football team. Currently on the German "Transfer Market", Endo is worth 6.5 million euros. His contract with Stuttgart was due to expire next summer.
Although Endō's age did not fit Liverpool's previous recruitment policy, Endō, who had proven himself in the Bundesliga and had a good professional attitude after his favorite target was cut off one after another, was indeed the ideal candidate for the Reds to respond in the back position in the short term. After signing Endo to fill the loophole, Liverpool may also sign another midfielder before closing, with Crystal Palace's Doucoure, Bayern's Gravenbech, Fulham's Palinha and Fiorentina's Amrabat all potential targets.