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Aug 08, 2024
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Britain's The Times reported on the 7th (Korea time) that Martin Subimendi emerged as a target for Liverpool.
Liverpool faced a period of change at the end of the 2023-2024 season with Jurgen Klopp leaving the team and appointing Arne Slot as manager. However, unlike the manager's change, fans are not experiencing the change. Liverpool has yet to properly recruit and maintains its existing squad.
Liverpool, however, was also not letting go. He was making efforts to reinforce the midfield. The reason why the slot coach wanted to reinforce the midfield was because of Endo, which did not match his tactics. Liverpool have deployed Endo Wataru, Dominic Sobosleri and Ryan Hravenberg as defensive midfielders once each in the three friendlies they have played during this pre-season. The other two players seemed to be more integrated into the slot manager's tactics than Endo, who was the main player last season. In the end, as Endo's role became ambiguous, Liverpool seemed to be actively seeking to recruit a new defensive midfielder.
The Athletic, a global sports media outlet, also said of Endo on the 6th that `Endo had difficulty accepting the slot's patient possession-based tactical method' and that there has been constant debate among fans about the position since Fabinho's decline in form. Alexis McAllister also seems well suited to the role, but needs improvement'
The Times said `Subimendi has emerged as a target for Liverpool. Slots are considering him as their first recruiting candidate and believe Subimendi can give the team the lead. Slot seems to want to get away from Endo Wataru. The transfer fee is equivalent to 60 million euros (about 90 billion won)." Liverpool wants to bring in Subimendi on behalf of Endo.
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Liverpool failed to recruit Romo Lavia and Moises Caicedo, which were originally targets for recruitment in the transfer market, and there were many fans' complaints about bringing in players over the age of 30. Regarding his skills, there was a question of whether he could adapt to the EPL.
Fortunately, under Klopp, Endo performed well. Since the middle of the season, he has hardly missed out on selection and has kept the Liverpool midfield. In particular, in the match against Manchester City last season, he showed a strong performance in tying opposing midfielders Kevin DeBrouiner and Bernardu Silva. Klopp said in a post-match interview "What did I expect from signing the 31-year-old Japanese captain. He will be an outstanding player in the EPL. People didn't know he could grow to world-class level, but it actually happened." Endo also praised him as a world-class.
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Endo's entry into the EPL, which had made Japanese fans expect, is on the verge of ending in one season. If the slot fails to change its mind, its position is expected to continue throughout the next season.
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