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Endo Wataru is not expected to receive a renewal offer from Liverpool.
England's The Athletic predicted the future of all the players in the squad, including Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold, on the 26th (Korea time). James Pearce, the reporter who wrote this article, is said to have excellent information about Liverpool.
The contents of Salah, Van Dijk and Alexander-Arnold, whose contracts with Liverpool expire at the end of this season, were intensively mentioned, but there was also a content about Endo. The Athletic also has complicated decisions about the long-term future of Endo, Diogo Jota, Joe Gomez and Harvey Alliot. Endo signed as an interim midfielder 18 months ago. I don't think there will be an extension contract because I will be 34 when the contract expires"And he predicted that Endo would soon be cleared in Liverpool.
In fact, it was an expected step. Endo was also on Liverpool's release list ahead of this season. Liverpool tried to clean up Endo if they could get an appropriate transfer fee offer. Last summer, Marseille, a prestigious French club, offered to take Endo, but Liverpool refused. It was judged that it was not the right price.
Endo was left in Liverpool, but under Arne Slot, he was completely pushed out of the main competition. Ryan Hravernberg's sudden rise in performance pushed Endo to the bench. Endo, who played 43 games last season and played for more than 2,700 minutes, has played only 23 games this season. It is even more disastrous in terms of playing time. So far, I've been running for about 700 minutes. Even if he plays in the league, he plays for about 10 minutes on average. Endo also played in the 77th minute of the second half in a league match against Newcastle on the 27th.
Despite this difficult situation, Endo is loved by Liverpool fans by showing a professional posture. Of course a 32-year-old would want to be a regular, but Endo has accepted his part in the team and is not making any noise.
I don't know how Liverpool will prepare for the upcoming summer transfer market, but unlike in recent years, Endo is likely to be released if it moves toward pursuing change. Players in their 30s and older lose their value sharply over the course of a year. Endo, which is contracted until summer 2027, but it needs to be sold this summer to expect more transfer fee revenue.
From the slot manager's point of view, Endo is not a big leak even if he leaves the team right away. Rather, cleaning up the endo, raising young players or finding younger and more useful rotation resources could be the right choice for next season.
Still, Endo's performance in Liverpool is expected to receive suggestions from big league clubs. In the transfer market last winter, Endo received the attention of the lower-ranking clubs in the English Premier League (EPL).
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
