Liverpool set to sign Club Brugge defender Joel Ordonez in £43m deal - Paper Talk

The top stories and transfer rumours from Thursday's newspapers as the January transfer window opens for business.

Premier League

Liverpool are set to seal a deal worth up to £43m for Club Brugge centre-back Joel Ordonez. The Ecuador international is poised to join Arne Slot's champions after Chelsea withdrew from the race - The Sun.

Mohamed Salah will remain at Liverpool beyond the January transfer window after a cooling of interest from Saudi Arabia - Daily Mirror

Tottenham and Wales forward Brennan Johnson is expected to have a medical at Crystal Palace in the next 24 hours after a £35m deal was agreed - Daily Telegraph.

Manchester City defender Nathan Ake has rejected a potential move to West Ham - Talksport.

Bournemouth are one of a number of Premier League clubs to express interest in Arsenal midfielder Ethan Nwaneri - Daily Mail.

Crystal Palace forward Eddie Nketiah's chances of joining West Ham have been scuppered after suffering a hamstring injury - Talksport.

Tottenham have reached a verbal agreement to sell Manor Solomon to Fiorentina - Daily Mirror.

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Scottish football

Celtic are in talks with Bournemouth over a loan deal for defender Julian Araujo and want to have the Mexico international available for their meeting with Rangers on 3 January - Daily Record.

Rangers are reportedly set to rekindle their interest in former Hearts star James Penrice - Scottish Sun.

World football

Neymar has reportedly agreed to extend his contract at Santos by another year in his fight to make Brazil's 2026 World Cup squad - Daily Mail.

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