Jurgen Klopp‘s side are desperate to recruit further midfield options before the transfer deadline.
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They have already sold Fabinho and Jordan Henderson earlier this summer, while James Milner, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Naby Keita all left on free transfers.
But, after being snubbed in favour of Chelsea by Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia, the Reds remain short of options.
So Liverpool have turned their attention to Japanese midfielder Wataru Endo, according to Fabrizio Romano.
But Chelsea fans loved how close the name sounds to Enzo Fernandez and Caicedo.
One said: “They couldn’t get Enzo now they are going for Endo.”
Another added: “Caicedo + Enzo = Endo.”
One joked: “Signing some random won’t help them compete.”
Endo has been given permission to travel to England to complete his move, worth £15.5million.
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He has just a year remaining on his Stuttgart contract and the Bundesliga club had been eager to renew his deal.
But Endo is keen to join Liverpool after learning of their interest.
He joined Stuttgart, initially on loan, from Sint-Truiden in 2019.
He had moved to European football with the Belgian side a year earlier from J-League outfit Urawa Red Diamonds.
In addition to holding midfield, Endo can also play at centre-back.
The 50-cap international was named in Japan‘s squads for the last two World Cups.
He featured in Stuttgart’s season opener last weekend, scoring in his side’s 4-0 DFB-Pokal win over TSG Balingen.
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