Football gossip: Ordonez, Salah, Mateta, Fernandes, Traore, Vinicius Jr
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 United are 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 Forest want Wolves' Norway forward Jorgen Strand Larsen. The 25-year-old is also on Crystal Palace's radar. (Telegraph - subscription), external
Chelsea are 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
Manchester United are not planning to recall 18-year-old English defender Harry Amass from his loan spell at Sheffield Wednesday. (Sun), external
Newcastle are set to approach Toulouse over signing 19-year-old French defender Dayann Methalie. (Mail), external
Bayern Munich would sell 30-year-old Germany midfielder Leon Goretzka in January, with Tottenham, Arsenal and Manchester United interested. (Caught Offside), external
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