Liverpool failed to get 2 midfielders because they lost to Chelsea in the transfer market, but finally, they managed to bring in Stuttgart midfielder Wataru Endo, he is no longer young like the two midfielders that Liverpool failed to get but the price probably won't be as high Caicedo or Lavia and most importantly he can do well at Liverpool later.
https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1692096030970368435Endo is 30 years old and for a support player is a solid age, so I think the transfer is partly out of desperation, because Liverpool need a support player urgently and decided to take the best that was and 19 million for such a player is a lot, but Endo was in the seasons 20\21 and 21\22 was the first in the Bundesliga. Endo is also good in one-on-one battles at the top, which is important now, because there are few people who can score with their head except Van Dijk. In general, apparently, Klopp decided that it's better to take at least someone than to suffer without a center back for half a season.