Liverpool injuries show what must happen next as midfielder makes correct transfer decision

Liverpool midfielder Wataru Endo believes he will required as the season progresses and he isn’t the only player to whom Arne Slot will soon turn

Liverpool midfielder Wataru Endo believes he will required as the season progresses and he isn’t the only player to whom Arne Slot will soon turn

Liverpool manager Arne Slot greets Wataru Endo after the midfielder is substituted during the Carabao Cup third round match against West Ham United at Anfield on September 25 2024(Image: Visionhaus/Getty Images)
Any Liverpool supporters who feared suffering potential withdrawal symptoms after the summer transfer window closed can’t complain their appetite hasn’t been sated during the subsequent six weeks. The ongoing contract impasse regarding Trent Alexander-Arnold, Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk has given plenty on which to chew, while the early months under Arne Slot have already prompted talk of imminent exits from the squad.

The player most widely tipped to be next in line to depart has been Wataru Endo given the manner in which the midfielder has tumbled down the pecking order at Anfield this season.

Having been a regular for much of the final two-thirds of the previous campaign after his surprise arrival from Stuttgart last summer, the Japan international has been limited to a combined total of barely 90 minutes this campaign with just one start in the League Cup.