Liverpool line up shock move for Stuttgart captain
Liverpool have opened talks with Stuttgart over a deal for captain and defensive midfielder Wataru Endo, sources have confirmed to 90min . The Reds, who have failed to seal deals for Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia in the last week as both opted to join Chelsea, have been working hard to look for midfield reinforcements. Liverpool, who could bring in two extra midfielders on top of summer recruits Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai, have money to splash following the sales Fabinho and Jordan Henderson to Saudi Arabia - they previously had a £111m bid for Caicedo accepted by Brighton. Now, one of the options to full their void at the base of midfield has emerged in the shape of Stuttgart's Endo. 90min understands the 30-year-old Japan international has been picked out by Liverpool's new sporting director Jorg Schmadtke. READ THE LATEST LIVERPOOL NEWS, TRANSFER RUMOURS & GOSSIP feed Liverpool have made a formal approach and made an offer worth just over £16m and Stut...