Why Liverpool fans should be watching Real Madrid very closely until the January transfer window opens
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He is working under Jurgen Klopp with Germany, though… 👀 Kevin Schade Endrick could leave if game time does not improveBefore they even turned to Minteh and Ismaila Sarr, there were claims that Liverpool had enquired about signing Endrick from Real Madrid, only to be told that the 20-year-old was not for sale.After a good loan spell at Lyon, Endrick was seemingly dead-set on making more of an impact for Los Blancos, and according to journalist Fabrizio Romano, this led to the rejection of approaches from Aston Villa, Roma, AC Milan and Liverpool towards the end of the summer.“In the summer Endrick had three main possibilities: One was a loan to Aston Villa, another one was a loan to Roma, another was a loan to Milan. Then there was also interest from Liverpool, Liverpool were keen on Endrick, but that’s it, they never presented any sort of proposal,” he said on his YouTube channel on Sunday.“These three clubs [Villa, Roma, Milan] were very aggressive.
Liverpool were thinking of Endrick, even to buy him at some point, but Real Madrid closed the door to loan and permanent transfer approaches.”READ MORE: Liverpool in contact over signing Bournemouth’s Alex Scott, ‘it’s going to be an interesting one’“For Real Madrid, Florentino Perez, people in the management and Jose Mourinho himself, it was not possible to touch the player. “At the moment, the focus of Endrick is on Real Madrid, that’s it.
What’s going to happen beyond December and in the January window depends on his game time with Real Madrid.”Liverpool should try for Endrick in JanuaryObviously, Romano is right, there is a lot which can change in three months. After choosing not to make another attacking signing, Liverpool should be the most attractive option available to him.Had they been able to sign Endrick this summer, it is highly likely that Cody Gakpo would have left Liverpool in August.