Liverpool have struck a surprise deal to sign the Japanese defensive midfielder Wataru Endo for €18m (£15.4m) from Stuttgart.
A medical has been arranged for the 30-year-old on Thursday as Liverpool look to tie up the transfer after being beaten to the signatures of Moisés Caicedo from Brighton and Roméo Lavia from Southampton, who both opted for moves to Chelsea, despite Liverpool agreeing transfer fees with their clubs.
