Wataru endo will not be leaving the asian cup too early to return to liverpool, according to japan’s technical director masakuni yamamoto.
The midfielder will fly to saudi arabia for the tournament, just as he gained a regular starting spot in the reds’ midfield.
After signing for liverpool from stuttgart for £16 million in the summer transfer window, endo has found his feet again and delivered another impressive game in jurgen klopp’s side’s 4-2 win over newcastle united. the 30-year-old now faces japan for the fifth time. During that period, liverpool could miss up to seven games.
On february 4, arsenal will face arsenal in the premier league. Yamamoto has stated that all european clubs are well aware that samurai blue players will be with the national team throughout the tournament, according to japan times reporter dan orlowitz via x (formerly twitter). “
when asked about whether players at europe-based clubs will be available for the entire tournament, jfa technical director masakuni yamamoto said that this is a continental tournament and that their clubs are all aware.”
