The only issue is that he only played 13 times in the Champions League and nine times in the Europa League, meaning he lacks experience at that level, but he has shown that he is more than comfortable at this level.

During this year he has also made his Portugal senior debut, netting twice in four games and he has emerged as one of the most exciting modern centre-backs in Europe across recent seasons.

On the ball he’s terrific; he averages nearly nine progressive passes p90, two progressive carries p90 and 1.90 shot-creating actions as well and he would certainly fit in at Liverpool.

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Having made the summer switch to Anfield, Waturo Endo has opened up on his move to Liverpool and how the deal came about after spending three years at Stuttgart.

Waturu Endo has admitted he was left “surprised” by his £16million summer transfer to Liverpool after almost giving up hope on securing a move away from Stuttgart.

The 30-year-old became Liverpool’s third summer signing in mid-August following the departures of Fabinho and Jordan Henderson to Saudi Arabia.

Endo followed Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai through the Anfield doors and bolstered the Reds’ midfield department after the likes of James Milner, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.

Endo signed a four-year deal on Merseyside and made his debut as a substitute in the 3-1 win over Bournemouth.

He made his first start a week later as Liverpool beat Newcastle 2-1. In total, Endo has made 11 appearances for Liverpool, scoring one goal which came in the Europa League against Toulouse.

Speaking to Sky Sports, Endo opened up on his move and revealed he didn’t expect to join the Reds. He said: “I thought I still had the chance to talk to a team.

I’m not young but all of the top teams can sign youngsters in the first position but if they didn’t get the chance to sign the young players maybe they want experienced players.

“That’s what I was thinking in the summer, and that actually happened. I was a bit surprised.

I really wanted to move but it was the end of August and I was like, maybe I don’t get the chance. I was a bit surprised.”

After an impressive debut, Endo’s second appearance against Newcastle proved to be a whole lot tougher.

Although Liverpool had to play for more than an hour with 10 men following Virgil van Dijk’s red card, they rallied to come from behind to win 2-1 thanks to Darwin Nunez’s late brace.

Having played the previous three years in the Bundesliga at Stuttgart, Endo outlined the key differences between the German top-flight and the Premier League. “Everything’s different: physical, technique, speed,” Endo added.

“It’s the Premier League. Of course, I don’t play a lot of games in the Premier League but when I played against Newcastle, it was a very tough game for me. It’s a lot of speed, everything is different.”

Liverpool are next in action when they travel to Luton on Sunday as they aim to secure their fifth successive victory in all competitions.

Speaking ahead of that game, Klopp said in his pre-match press conference: “I heard about it [Kenilworth Road], I didn’t see it yet.

“One ground I haven’t been to before. I’m looking forward to it. I heard the dressing room isn’t massive. All I need is a pitch, an opponent and us there. It’s exciting, I love the story.”