Some European clubs were very thoughtful when they signed him for a sum that would have been fantastic but they could not get the appropriate contribution from the player because of his injury prone habits. But for the Arab clubs themselves it seems that they are not considering this, but for myself it seems that I will put a little doubt.
Arab clubs signed these big players mostly because of their fan base and the huge attention that they can draw. They do not mind if these players are old and almost retiring, if they will get injured and stay all season on the bench, they are just interested in bringing them, and they make their deals so enticing that other big players who are not yet in the league will begin to consider accepting a deal from them if it ever comes.
After Liverpool failed to get Caicedo from Brighton because he preferred to join Chelsea. Now Liverpool have got a new defensive midfielder to replace Fabinho and he is Wataru Endo from Stuttgart. He is already 30 years old and as a midfielder this will consume a lot of stamina, let alone playing in the most competitive league, of course he will often experience fatigue. The transfer fee is not expensive, only around 19 million euros and is 5x cheaper than Caicedo's price. Wataru Endo will undergo a medical test today and after that he will be officially announced as a new Liverpool player. In your opinion, for Liverpool's midfield depth, is this Japanese player very good for Liverpool?
He was not their first choice, but he can turn out to be good at the end, the player is not so young, so it means he has good experience already in the position that he bought to occupy. Liverpool have saved a lot of money from this deal.