On December 30th, Bolavip reported Liverpool have an easy route to sign Club Brugge’s Joel Ordóñez after Chelsea dropped out.
Three days later, Diario Expreso explained the centre-back is one signature away from joining the Reds in the winter market. They also said Liverpool managing director Michael Edwards has agreed terms with the Belgian club.
Het Laatste Nieuws have wasted no time in dismissing this claim about the centre-back joining Liverpool in January.
The Premier League side have sent their officials to scout the Ecuador international on several occasions. However, they are looking at other options to try and strengthen their defence in January.
Ordóñez’s contract with the Jupiler Pro League side is until 2029. The newspaper claims an exit in this window is ‘completely out of question’ for Club Brugge.
To sum it up, both Arne Slot’s side and Club Brugge have ruled out the possibility of the defender moving to Anfield.
ESPN Deportes state Luis Medina was Ordóñez’s first coach, and he was the one who from him attack to the defence. Medina has also talked about the reports linking him to Slot’s side.
“Joel was a quiet, very thin, reserved boy. He was actually a striker, and now he might go to Liverpool [rumoured] as a defender. There are things God does that we just can’t understand,” he said.