Jurgen Klopp hails ‘monster’ Wataru Endo as his new James Milner

Klopp said: “He is a late bloomer in his career and he was definitely underestimated for a long time."

FROM HENDO TO ENDO: Liverpool have signed Wataru Endo from Stuttgart (Nick Potts/PA)

Jurgen Klopp branded Wataru Endo a “real monster” on the pitch and backed the Japanese midfielder to make as much of a splash at Liverpool as James Milner did.

The 30-year-old’s arrival from Stuttgart for roughly 19million euros (£16.2m) may come as underwhelming after Liverpool missed out on big-money signings Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia to Chelsea this week.