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Cheering 'National Team Captain'

Japanese national team captain Endo Wataru 31, who almost got kicked out of the team, survived dramatically. As his team Liverpool England failed to recruit a large team, chances are high that he will stay.

"Real Sociedad Spain midfielder Martin Subimendi has decided to remain on the team despite Liverpool's interest," 90MIN, a British football specialist, said on the 13th. "Liverpool should find a new midfielder elsewhere during the transfer market."

During this summer's transfer market, Liverpool focused only on recruiting Subimendi. The transfer also seemed quite close. Earlier, The Times said, "We are confident that Liverpool can recruit Subimendi. Subimendi is also looking forward to transferring to Liverpool." European transfer market expert Fabrizio Romano also claimed, "Liverpool is negotiating with Sociedad to recruit Subimendi."

However, the mood completely changed. Sociedad only stuck to 60 million euros worth of buyouts due to Subimendi's transfer fee. Contrary to rumors, Subimendi had no intention of transferring to the club. Sociedad's persuasion worked well. 90MIN said, "Sociedad rejected Subimendi's offer of love for the English Premier League and persuaded him to stay with the club, which seems to have been perfectly effective." According to Sky Sports in the U.K., Sociedad offered a new contract with an annual salary increase to keep Subimendi.

Spaniard midfielder Subimendi scored four goals and one assist in 31 matches in the league last season. Analysts say that he is good at selecting the position of defense and boasts excellent ability to take away balls. He recorded 1.6 tackles and 1.7 kicks per game on average. He also led the Spanish team to win the Euro 2024 title.

Subimendi is a player with great loyalty. As a former Sociedad youth player, he has shown special affection for the club before. Besides Liverpool, Germany's Bayern Munich and England's Arsenal were linked with Subimendi this summer, but they ended up remaining as the ending.

For Liverpool, it was a bolt out of the blue. It seems difficult to find a replacement as he was confident of recruiting Subimendi. Liverpool midfielder Endo also got a chance. Not long ago, Endo seemed to leave Liverpool. He played as Liverpool's main player last season, but was pushed out of the competition after the new coach Arne Slot came. Liverpool Index, a soccer media outlet, also said, "Three Liverpool players are expected to leave the team this summer. Endo seems to be out of the team's plan despite his excellent skills and work ethic."

However, Liverpool is expected to keep Endo as it failed to recruit Subimendi. Liverpool does not have many defensive midfielders who can protect its four backs. The only players who will take this role are Alexis McAllister, Curtis Jones and Ryan Hravernberg, including Endo. The Japanese media Super World Soccer said, "Liverpool finished reinforcing defensive midfielders as it failed to bring Subimendi. Will Endo have a chance?"

Endo actually started in the pre-season showdown with Las Palmas Spain, which took place on last Wednesday. He played full time for 90 minutes and recorded two tackles. Football statistics media Footmob also gave Endo a good rating of 7.3. 토토사이트