Liverpool is expected to announce the signing of Japan captain Wataru Endo from Stuttgart shortly, after the player underwent medical tests, but the 30-year-old cannot be the only addition before the end of the window.
Jürgen Klopp and Jörg Schmadtke will need to find more solutions to fix up the Reds’ squad, with there being fairly strong arguments for signing another midfielder on top of Endo and at least one defender as well.
There are now only 14 days before the transfer deadline arrives, meaning that Liverpool will need to continue to work quickly having missed out on Moisés Caicedo and Roméo Lavia, the latter of whom was announced as a new Chelsea player earlier today.
No player is likely to be available that can be as transformative as Caicedo would have been at Anfield, but that does not mean that there is no quality out there capable of making a substantial difference.
Here is the Liverpool.com verdict on the transfer gossip to emerge around the Reds today, with more midfielders being suggested as targets, including one entirely new name on the rumor mill.
Mario Lemina (Wolves)
Liverpool has been named as a surprise suitor for former Southampton and current Wolves midfielder Mario Lemina this summer by Foot Mercato, but at 29, it appears to be an unlikely move for the Reds to make.
Two other Premier League clubs are also said to be keen, as well as sides in Saudi Arabia, with a transfer away a ‘possibility’ for the talented holding midfield player.
Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina)
Liverpool is ‘close’ to signing Sofyan Amrabat, according to Dutch outlet Algemeen Dagblad, with the 26-year-old midfielder also drawing interest from both Manchester United and Atlético Madrid.
A $38m (£30m/€35m) fee was agreed with West Ham United earlier in the summer, the report states, before the player rejected the move, meaning that is the sum that the Serie A side is seeking to cash in.
But David Lynch (for This Is Anfield) and others have reported that Amrabat is not a target for the Reds. Manchester United has been keen for a while now and seems a more realistic destination for the Morrocan.
