Wataru Endo as a starting holding midfielder will not help Liverpool win the Premier League or the Champions League, according to Steve Nicol.
Wataru Endo has shown himself to be a respectable addition to the Reds. Before the summer transfer of the Japan international for £16 million to Anfield, it felt like very few of us truly understood anything about the player.
Jurgen Klopp is obviously a huge Endo fan. He has undoubtedly been eclipsed by the club’s other acquisitions, Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister standing out as especially noteworthy.
According to Steve Nicol Liverpool need to sign an upgrade on Wataru Endo
Furthermore, it seems that the 30-year-old is not a player who can replace Fabinho after the Brazilian’s exit.
To be sure, if Liverpool wants to stay atop the Premier League, Steve Nicol told ESPN that they should have an upgrade in that position as soon as feasible.
Steve Nicol 
“Well-signed individuals. The largest area that needed to be changed was the park’s centre. And they have succeeded in doing so. “I don’t think it’s done,” he said to ESPN.
They really must sign a defensive midfield player, in my opinion. Endo performs a function. However, with Endo as your defensive midfielder, you are not going to win the Champions League or the Premier League.
Hence, despite everything they’ve accomplished thus far, I believe they still need to sign a player who is on the same level as Mac Allister and Szoboszlai when the window opens in January.
And should they accomplish that, they will unquestionably be my top pick to win the championship. That, in my opinion, is the only item lacking.
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Regretfully, Liverpool’s thrilling victory over Crystal Palace last weekend served as a bit of a warning about Endo’s limitations.
Palace made sure the former Stuttgart player had an extremely difficult first half. Every time he touched the ball, they would not let up in closing him down or applying pressure.
Even though it was eventually determined by replays that he had been fouled, he played poorly during the action that gave Palace the lead and a penalty.
Klopp’s decision to substitute Endo versus Palace at halftime was undoubtedly predictable. And while Liverpool is not known for making snap judgements in the transfer window, you have to question if that performance affected their plans before the January window opened.
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Liverpool persuaded to sign Jarrad Branthwaite
Liverpool should sign “the revelation of the season,” Jarrad Branthwaite, from fierce rivals Everton, according to Suleyman Ozturk.
Liverpool is looking to add a new defender as manager Jurgen Klopp looks to bring in a vital player for the long run. He would have preferred to have signed in the summer, but the manager was pressed for time and was forced to realign their midfield before he could bolster his defence.
Joel Matip’s season-ending injury may have advanced Klopp’s intentions, as Liverpool prioritises a center-back in January. The Reds’ manager previously acknowledged that teams won’t want to let go of their best players in the middle of the season and alluded to the challenge of locating the ideal candidate.
Meanwhile, he has allowed rookie Jarrel Quansah, who also began against Crystal Palace this past weekend, plenty of playing time. Although he does have some respectable possibilities, he believes that Liverpool needs a strong defence if they hope to contend for both the Premier League and the Europa League.
Liverpool should recruit 21-year-old defender Jarrad Branthwaite, who has been dubbed “the revelation of the season,” from fierce rivals Everton, according to Voetball International’s Suleyman Ozturk. He emphasised the qualities of the Toffees centre defender and stated that he was Virgil van Dijk’s long-term replacement.
“I believe that his time in the Netherlands, specifically in the Eredivisie, has been beneficial for him,” stated Ozkurt.
“You bring up his football prowess, which was also apparent at PSV, but I think his positioning is unbelievable.”I think Broja, the Chelsea striker, was really strong in their duels.
“It was interesting that they highlighted the exact moments that I found intriguing, the ones where he doesn’t bite but stays central, much like Van Dijk at his best,” Michah Richards said of him on Match of the Day.
“If I were Liverpool, I would purchase him to replace Van Dijk.” He is, in my opinion, Everton’s Premier League revelation of the season. He already leads the defence for a team that is having serious problems. It’s difficult to start in the starting lineup for a Sean Dyche team at age 21.
Branthwaite does not want to hurt Everton’s feelings, thus he will only consider relocating to Liverpool. The 21-year-old defender is being pursued by several Premier League teams, and Tottenham is also hoping to make a move before January.
Everton sees Branthwaite as essential to the team’s long-term success and is not interested in selling. Due to a violation of their Profit and Sustainability policies, the Premier League has docked the struggling Toffees 109 points.
More significantly, they won’t dare transfer one of their best assets to fierce rivals Liverpool, even though circumstances may alter. Ozturk’s evaluation of the defence makes a lot of sense, but a Merseyside transfer seems unlikely to happen.
