Arne Slot makes big selection decision as Reds target New Year win - Liverpool start the game with both Conor Bradley and Jeremie Frimpong starting the game

Liverpool have confirmed their first deal of the January transfer window. They've allowed youngster James Norris to leave the club on a permanent basis, joining Irish side Shelbourne. He spent the majority of 2025 at the club in a successful loan spell and has now signed a permanent contract.

Follow build-up to four Premier League games on New Year's Day, starting with Liverpool v Leeds and Crystal Palace v Fulham.

Now, a report from a British newspaper claims Liverpool are ‘set to sign’ Ordonez in a deal worth around £43m after Chelsea opted to end their interest. The report claims: ‘Liverpool are set to seal a deal worth up to £43million for Club Brugge defender Joel Ordonez in the next couple of days.

Liverpool will reportedly pay Ordonez ‘a fortune in salary’, which is close to ‘$4million (£3m, €3.41m) a year, almost triple his current salary at Club Brugge’. Chelsea have already withdrawn from the race for the Club Brugge centre-back, who ‘is close to joining Liverpool unless Inter Milan withdraws their offer’ for the youngster.

The Premier League champions have parted ways with first-team coach Aaron Briggs after a number of goals were conceded from set-pieces this season

Club legend Mohamed Salah also threatened to ruin his legacy with an explosive post-game interview in early December in which he claimed Liverpool had “thrown him under a bus” after he was dropped to the bench following a miserable run of form for the defending champions.