Liverpool have already signed player who can justify Andre Trindade transfer stance
Eyebrows were raised when Liverpool signed Wataru Endo from VfB Stuttgart this summer.
Having sold Fabinho and Jordan Henderson following unexpected interest from Saudi Arabia, the Reds had moved for Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia. But despite a club-record £111m bid and final improved £60m bid respectively, Liverpool missed out on both players to Chelsea.
The Reds would respond by signing Endo in a £16.2m deal. Yet having started just one Premier League match to date, the jury remains out on the 30-year-old Japan international three months into his Anfield career.
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Utilised mainly as a rotational option in the Europa League and League Cup, Alexis Mac Allister has instead predominantly been stationed as Liverpool’s holding midfielder at his expense. Consequently, onlookers had expected the Reds to add to their midfield further in January, with the at times unconvincing Argentina international moved forward into his preferred number eight role and Endo remaining as back-up.
Yet club sources have since dismissed that possibility. Despite reports linking Liverpool with a mid-season move for Fluminense midfielder Andre Trindade, following an initial summer enquiry, Reds insiders insist that the club have no immediate plans to bolster their midfield further in January following a recent £150m overhaul.
While such a stance is in part because the club are keen not to block the path of Stefan Bajcetic once the Spaniard returns from long-term injury, supporters will be left perplexed at Liverpool’s decision. After all, they lack a world class first-choice option following
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