So, yes, Liverpool really are still trying to move pieces around in the final stretch of the market. And if the latest reports are accurate, they have now made a second approach to Real Madrid for Endrick, which tells you everything you need to know about their urgency. This is not a club casually browsing the shelves. This is Liverpool looking for attacking reinforcements and refusing to wait around for the market to become polite.
The key detail, of course, is the response. As of today, Real Madrid do not want Endrick to go. That is the line, and it has been the line for some time. Two weeks ago, Aston Villa made a call and were told there was no chance. Earlier this month, Fabrizio Romano said the Liverpool interest was real, and he has now added that Liverpool also checked whether there was any opening for a loan deal with a buy option clause, or even a permanent move with a big proposal. None of it has shifted Real Madrid off their stance.
Liverpool are still shopping, but this is not an easy aisle
The broader picture is pretty clear. Liverpool want at least two new signings before the deadline, and Endrick is one of the names they have actively pursued. They are also negotiating for Bradley Barcola, while a move for Yankuba Minteh has not progressed in the way they wanted. Earlier on Wednesday, Ben Jacobs and Fabrizio Romano said Liverpool were not going to make a third bid for Minteh, after Brighton’s valuation was deemed infeasible. In other words, one route has been blocked, so Liverpool are testing another.
That is why this Endrick story matters. It is not just about admiration for a young forward at Real Madrid. It is about Liverpool trying to solve a genuine attacking problem before the deadline, and about how quickly those plans can become complicated when the selling club simply refuses to play along. Real Madrid want to keep him, want him to stay with the shirt number nine, and appear determined to give the player time rather than cash in on interest.
That may not be the end of it. Fabrizio Romano has already said this is a situation to follow in January if Endrick is not playing regularly by the end of December. So for now, Liverpool have their answer: no, again. But this is a market built on persistence, and Liverpool’s second approach shows they are not treating that answer as final.
