{"id":36188,"date":"2025-12-31T16:26:29","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T21:26:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/31\/report-liverpool-to-confirm-first-transfer-slot-within-days-deal-worth-43m-nearing-completion\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T16:26:29","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T21:26:29","slug":"report-liverpool-to-confirm-first-transfer-slot-within-days-deal-worth-43m-nearing-completion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/31\/report-liverpool-to-confirm-first-transfer-slot-within-days-deal-worth-43m-nearing-completion\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Liverpool to confirm first transfer slot &#8216;within days&#8217;. Deal worth \u00a343m nearing completion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/31\/report-liverpool-to-confirm-first-transfer-slot-within-days-deal-worth-43m-nearing-completion\/#Marc_Gehi_maintains_links_with_Liverpool\" >Marc Gehi maintains links with Liverpool<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/31\/report-liverpool-to-confirm-first-transfer-slot-within-days-deal-worth-43m-nearing-completion\/#Ibrahima_Konate_has_yet_to_sign_a_new_contract_with_Liverpool\" >Ibrahima Konate has yet to sign a new contract with Liverpool<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Liverpool are close to making their first signing of the winter transfer window. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to The Sun, the Reds are set to sign Ecuadorian centre-back Joel Ordonez from Club Brugge in a \u00a343m deal &#8220;in the coming days&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The initial cost is said to be close to \u00a335 million, but add-ons will increase the value of the overall fee.<\/p>\n<p>At just 21 years old, Ordonez is seen internally as a long-term defensive solution and his arrival would be an important early statement for Liverpool.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea were also eyeing a move for the Ecuadorian international, but reports suggest the Blues have pulled out of the race, leaving Liverpool firmly in the running for the player.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Photo by Francesco Scaccianoce\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Marc_Gehi_maintains_links_with_Liverpool\"><\/span>Marc Gehi maintains links with Liverpool<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Marc Gehi is close to joining Liverpool in the summer, with a contract agreed between the club and the player and a medical.<\/p>\n<p>However, Crystal Palace made a U-turn at the last minute and the deal fell through.<\/p>\n<p>Guehi remains a target for the Reds, but increasing competition has made signing him even more complicated.<\/p>\n<p>Real Madrid are in the race to sign Guehi, with Bayern Munich also monitoring the player.<\/p>\n<p>Guehi&#8217;s contract expires at the end of the season, so he will be free to sign a pre-contract with a European club in January. Other Premier League clubs have also expressed interest in signing Guehi.<\/p>\n<p>It remains possible that the Reds wait until the summer and try to sign him on a free transfer.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ibrahima_Konate_has_yet_to_sign_a_new_contract_with_Liverpool\"><\/span>Ibrahima Konate has yet to sign a new contract with Liverpool<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Liverpool also face an increasingly delicate situation with Ibrahima Konate, who has yet to agree terms on a new contract at Anfield.<\/p>\n<p>The French defender is reportedly seeking improved terms, but with no agreement in place, he will also be eligible to sign a pre-contract with a European club.<\/p>\n<p>If no deal is reached, Konate would be set to leave on a free transfer at the end of the season, a scenario Liverpool are keen to avoid.<\/p>\n<p>There is a growing sense that the potential signing of Ordonez is seen as immediate cover as Liverpool look to secure their long-term defensive future, but Gehi could remain a key target this summer.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool are close to making their first signing of the winter transfer window. According to The Sun, the Reds are set to sign Ecuadorian centre-back Joel Ordonez from Club Brugge in a \u00a343m deal &#8220;in the coming days&#8221;. The initial cost is said to be close to \u00a335 million, but add-ons will increase the value [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":36189,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[40],"class_list":{"0":"post-36188","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-football"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36188","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36188"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36188\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36189"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36188"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}