Liverpool have made a shock move for Wataru Endo as Jurgen Klopp looks to bring in an experienced holding midfielder.
The Reds have made an offer of around £16m to Stuttgart for the 30-year-old who can also fill in at centre-back.
It follows their unsuccessful attempts to bring in Moises Caiceido and Romeo Lavia.
The Japanese midfielder has been at Stuttgart since 2019 and had previously been at Belgian side Saint-Truiden and Japanese outfit Urawa Reds.
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