Liverpool to sign Ordonez - Friday's gossip

Liverpool are set to spend £43m on defender Joel Ordonez, Roma want Mohamed Salah back, while Manchester United eye Jean-Philippe Mateta and Jeremy Jacquet.

Liverpool are set to sign Club Brugge's Ecuador defender Joel Ordonez, 21, in January for a fee of up to £43m. (Mirror), external

Roma are keen to re-sign Liverpool's 33-year-old Egypt winger Mohamed Salah but are unlikely to make a move until the summer. (La Repubblica - in Italian, subscription), external

Manchester Unitedare interested in Crystal Palace's 28-year-old France striker Jean-Philippe Mateta and Rennes' 20-year-old French defender Jeremy Jacquet. (Sky Sports), external

Manchester United are planning to sell Portugal midfielder Bruno Fernandes, 31, and are not ruling out the possibility of a January exit. (Football Insider), external

West Ham continue to pursue Fulham's Spain winger Adama Traore, 29, although his wage demands could prevent a deal from being agreed. (Telegraph - subscription), external

Real Madrid are expected to resume contract negotiations with 25-year-old Brazil forward Vinicius Jr, who is keen to stay. (AS - in Spanish), external

West Ham have agreed to sign Lazio's 27-year-old Argentina striker Taty Castellanos for 29m euros (£25m). (Fabrizio Romano), external

Nottingham Forestwant Wolves' Norway forward Jorgen Strand Larsen. The 25-year-old is also on Crystal Palace's radar. (Telegraph - subscription), external

Chelseaare considering making an offer for Santos' 19-year-old Brazilian defender Souza, although AC Milan are frontrunners for his signature. (AS - in Spanish), external

Fulham, Crystal Palace and Sunderland are monitoring Paris FC's 27-year-old Algeria midfielder Ilan Kebbal. (Football Insider), external

Chelsea are interested in 18-year-old Greece and Genk midfielder Konstantinos Karetsas, who has been linked with Arsenal. (Mirror), external

Inter Milan want to turn 30-year-old Switzerland defender Manuel Akanji's loan from Manchester City into a permanent move. (Gazzetta - in Italian), external

Newcastle are set to approach Toulouse over signing 19-year-old French defender Dayann Methalie. (Mail), external

West Hamare interested in out of favour Chelsea and England midfielder Raheem Sterling, 31. (Talksport), external

Bayern Munich would sell 30-year-old Germany midfielder Leon Goretzka in January, with Tottenham, Arsenal and Manchester United interested.

Oxford United have entered talks with Brentford over a possible loan deal for Bees midfielder Myles Peart-Harris, with the 23-year-old Englishman yet to feature in the Premier League this season. (Football Insider), external

Coventry City boss Frank Lampard is among those interested in bringing in Crystal Palace winger Romain Esse, 20, on loan but is not the only Championship manager with his eye on the England Under-21 international. (Telegraph), external

Manchester United are not planning to recall 18-year-old English defender Harry Amass from his loan spell at Sheffield Wednesday. (Sun), external