Liverpool make surprise move for 30-year-old Wataru Endo to solve their midfield crisis with Japan captain set to have a medical on Merseyside, while Jurgen Klopp's side revive their interest in Bayern Munich's Ryan Gravenberch Liverpool have made a move for Stuttgart midfielder Wataru Endo Jurgen Klopp's side have revived interest in Bayern Munich's Ryan Gravenberch WATCH: ' It's All Kicking Off' - Episode 1 - Mail Sport's brand new football show By Simon Jones for MailOnline Published: 16:17 EDT, 16 August 2023 | Updated: 16:44 EDT, 16 August 2023 e-mail 10 View comments Liverpool have made a surprise move for Stuttgart's 30-year-old midfielder Wataru Endo, who will cost £16million, and have revived interest in Bayern Munich 's Ryan Gravenberch. Endo, the combative Japan captain, is well known to Liverpool sporting director Jorge Schmadtke and can also play at centre-back. He is due on Merseyside for a medical. Gravenberch, 21, is open to leaving as he wants to play more regularly. Bayern have so far resisted selling but they are overloaded with midfielders and are under pressure to recoup funds after Harry Kane 's signing. Liverpool have also asked about Fiorentina's Sofyan Amrabat plus Cheick Doucoure of Crystal Palace as they work through midfield targets. Endo has less than a year remaining on his Stuttgart contract. He has made 133 appearances for Stuttgart since he joined the club, initially on loan, from Sint Truiden. Liverpool have made a surprise move for Stuttgart's 30-year-old midfielder Wataru Endo Liverpool have also revived their interest in Bayern Munich midfielder Ryan Gravenberch Your browser does not support iframes. Gravenberch joined Bayern from Ajax last year on a five-year contract but could now depart. Jurgen Klopp's side had a bid of £111million accepted for Moises Caicedo, but the midfielder elected to join Chelsea from Brighton instead. Liverpool also looked to bring in Romeo Lavia from Southampton but the talented youngster is poised to join Chelsea instead. Klopp needed to make purchases in midfield after Fabinho joined Al-Ittihad and Jordan Henderson signed for Al-Ettifaq. Liverpool have brought in two creative players this summer in Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai but are in need of a defensive midfielder, with Endo set to help their cause in that regard. Jurgen Klopp is eager to bolster his midfield options before the transfer window closes Share or comment on this article: Liverpool make surprise move for 30-year-old Wataru Endo to solve their midfield crisis with £16m Japan captain set to have a medical on Merseyside, while Jurgen Klopp's side revive their interest in Bayern Munich's Ryan Gravenberch e-mail Add comment Comments 29 Share what you think Newest Oldest Best rated Worst rated View all The comments below have not been moderated. View all The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. Add your comment Enter your comment By posting your comment you agree to our house rules . Submit Comment Clear Close Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. No Yes Close Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy .