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Wataru Endo has revealed that he initially believed he had missed out on a coveted move to Liverpool when the club pursued Moises Caicedo last summer.

Liverpool embarked on a significant £150m overhaul of their midfield, welcoming Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai, and Ryan Gravenberch alongside the Japanese midfielder.

This restructuring followed the departures of Jordan Henderson, James Milner, Fabinho, Naby Keita, and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.

However, Endo’s signing came as a surprise, as Liverpool had initially targeted Caicedo, Romeo Lavia, and Andre Trindade.

Despite having an £111m offer accepted by Brighton for Caicedo, the Ecuadorian expressed a desire to join Chelsea instead.

Endo, who had long harboured dreams of playing in the Premier League, admitted that last summer, he had a feeling he might join Liverpool, especially after Henderson and Fabinho were reportedly subject to unexpected high-profile interest from Saudi Arabia.

Nevertheless, Endo conceded that upon learning of Liverpool’s interest in Caicedo, he resigned himself to the idea that his dream might not come to fruition.

“If I were to get a chance (to play in England), I had a feeling I would be headed to Liverpool because Liverpool had many outbound players,” he told he Japanese streaming service Abema.

“Henderson, Fabinho, both midfielders.

“I thought Caicedo would sign (for Liverpool).

I remember seeing in the news that a deal was close (with Liverpool).

The ideal situation would be to get a hold of young, talented players, but not every club can sign their ideal target.

“So the plan B would be to sign an older, experienced player, someone who can be immediately effective.

Liverpool were looking for that in signing me

It feels like I’ve been waiting for this chance my whole life.”

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