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An exciting wonderkid is coming to replace a cult hero at Liverpool. <\/p>\n
When Jurgen Klopp announced his arrival, everyone was still a little bit sceptical.<\/p>\n
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Wataru Endo arrived at Anfield with little fanfare at a really disappointing time for Liverpool supporters.<\/p>\n
The Reds had just missed out on Moises Caicedo even though they badly needed a replacement for Fabinho. To make it worse, they missed out on him to their arch rivals.<\/p>\n
And then instead of going out to spend big on the next big thing in Romeo Lavia, they missed out on him, too.<\/p>\n
So, Liverpool opted to sign an experienced Japanese international not many fans had heard of.<\/p>\n
Endo was never supposed to be a Liverpool signing but he ended up becoming a lot more than that.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
In the last three years of so, Endo has become a cult hero at the club. He’s become the player you can rely on to come on and kill the game.<\/p>\n
And he’s also become beloved by supporters for his passion and commitment. You can always rely on Endo to put in a 110% performance in any position.<\/p>\n
He’s also had some iconic moments, scoring headers even that will live long in the memory of Liverpool supporters.<\/p>\n
Not to mention a key role in the Premier League winning squad of last season.<\/p>\n
But the chances are we are probably not going to see much of Endo after he picked up an injury last month.<\/p>\n
There’s a strong likelihood that he leaves the club in the summer window – especially because there is an 18-year-old now ready to replace him.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Trey Nyoni<\/a> arrived at Liverpool in the same summer as Endo. Again he arrived with little fanfare but there was a feeling he could become something special.<\/p>\n Nyoni was only 16-years-old but he’d already been playing at a high level for Leicester City’s academy and that season when he arrived at Liverpool he already made his debut within a few months.<\/p>\n Jurgen Klopp was a big fan of him and Arne Slot also remains a big fan of him as well.<\/p>\n Against Wolves in the FA Cup, Nyoni had his best cameo yet. He won 100% of his duels (3) and completed 100% (8\/8) of his passes.<\/p>\n It was proof that Nyoni is ready to play more and ready to play at this level. Over the course of the last few weeks and months Nyoni has been getting a lot more first-team opportunities and it’s clear that he is stepping up in the hierarchical ranks among the Reds’ midfielders.<\/p>\n Nyoni is now ready to replace Endo and step into that fifth-choice midfielder role behind Curtis Jones, Ryan Gravenberch, Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udd34 Shop the LFC 2025\/26 adidas home range<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffb Liverpool get GREEN light to sign Nico Schlotterbeck<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffb Centre-back confirms he’s ready to join Liverpool<\/a><\/p>\n