Liverpool to ‘replace’ recent ‘stop-gap’ signing as Celtic ‘sanction’ move for wantaway Reds star

According to reports, Liverpool are planning to replace 2023 summer signing Wataru Endo this year as club chiefs only considered him a stop-gap .

s transfer priority last summer was to overhaul their midfield and £200m was spent to sign Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai, Ryan Gravenberch and Endo.

Liverpool to replace Endo?

was brought in as a replacement for Fabinho, who departed for the Saudi Pro League.

The 31-year-old Japan international was not Liverpool s main target as he was signed as a cheaper alternative to Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia after the midfield pair opted to join Premier League rivals Chelsea.

Endo (£16m) was a much cheaper alternative to Caicedo (£115m) and Lavia (£58m), but he comfortably had a better debut se…