After missing out on Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia, Liverpool has acquired Japanese midfielder Wataru Endo. Like the other two players, he is a defensive midfielder who excels at the bottom of midfield, but his age is a big gap at 30 years old.
Therefore, rumors continued to circulate that they would move to secure a midfielder in his early 20s.
Fluminense midfielder Andre was seen as the top target among them, and Liverpool has been continuously trying to acquire the player since the end of the transfer market period last summer. However, as winter approached, the talk died down.
However, many clubs were still expected to be interested in the Brazilian midfielder, with Fulham having expressed interest in him, but no offer has been made to Fluminense at this point in time. He is worried that the situation is not going as well as he had hoped.
“The first motive is that Fluminense haven’t received any offers for a January move, and his staff are now worried about the situation, as they thought there would be many clubs interested.”
Last summer, Portuguese midfielder Joao Palhinha was unable to make a move to Bayern Munich, despite even completing a medical with the club.
He was expected to move to Germany this winter, but the Bundesliga champions refused to pay the asking price, and he is now likely to remain at Fulham, which means that reinforcements are no longer needed.
Liverpool also seems to be focusing more on strengthening their back line than their midfield, and moreover, the possibility of acquiring new players this month is becoming less and less likely by the day.
Andre, a 22-year-old midfielder, won the Copa Libertadores, which was also the reason why Fluminense refused to sell him last summer, but what kind of career will he have in the future…?