{"id":699302,"date":"2026-01-16T06:28:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T06:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/699302\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T06:28:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T06:28:18","slug":"liverpool-transfer-news-86m-deal-sanctioned-as-arne-slot-suddenly-u-turns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/699302\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool transfer news: \u00a386m deal &#8216;sanctioned&#8217; as Arne Slot suddenly U-turns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Latest Liverpool transfer news as Arne Slot&#8217;s side prepare to return to Premier League action against Burnley at Anfield on Saturday afternoon<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0_GettyImages-2255526960.jpg\" alt=\"Liverpool head coach Arne Slot during his side's FA Cup tie against Barnsley\" loading=\"eager\"  \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Liverpool head coach Arne Slot could see his side add to their ranks this month\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Liverpool head coach Arne Slot could see his side add to their ranks this month(Image: (MB Media\/Getty Images))<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Liverpool completed their first signing of the January transfer window last week. Mor Talla Ndiaye links up with the Reds&#8217; U21s ranks from Amitie FC in Senegal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/liverpool-fc\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Liverpool<\/a> are also in talks with Austria Vienna over another young centre-back, Ifeanyi Ndukwe, with a view to signing him for the summer. The Austria youth international is still just 17, but the Reds are hopeful of striking a deal that can be agreed for Ndukwe to move to Anfield for the start of pre-season training, which will begin in July.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The rumour mill is buzzing with speculation about potential incomings and outgoings at <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/liverpool-fc\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Anfield<\/a>, and we have rounded up the latest transfer gossip below.<\/p>\n<p>Yan Diomande &#8216;update&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Yan Diomande revealed last week that it would be a dream come true to play for <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/liverpool-fc\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Liverpool<\/a> one day. The 19-year-old joined RB Leipzig in the summer from <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/la-liga\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">La Liga<\/a> side Leganes after they activated his \u20ac20m release clause.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">And after impressing in the Bundesliga, Diomande is being linked with a move away from the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/red-bull-f1\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Red Bull<\/a> Arena. The Reds, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/tottenham-hotspur-fc\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Tottenham<\/a>, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/manchester-united-fc\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Manchester United<\/a>, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/bayern-munich\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Bayern Munich<\/a> and Paris Saint-Germain have all been linked with the Ivory Coast international, who is reportedly valued at \u00a386m by Leipzig.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">And now it is being claimed by <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/liverpool\/liverpool-transfer-news-yan-diomande-fabrizio-romano-rb-leipzig\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">journalist Fabrizio <\/a>Romano that Diomande will leave Leipzig in a mega-money deal, but no transfer will be sanctioned until the summer window.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/news\/xabi-alonso-liverpool-arne-slot-36556720\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36556720\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Xabi Alonso told Liverpool board &#8216;are keeping tabs on him&#8217; as Arne Slot suspicions raised<\/a>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/news\/sadio-mane-mo-salah-afcon-36553814\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36553814\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sadio Mane reveals Mo Salah stance after Liverpool icons clash &#8211; &#8216;He did everything&#8217; <\/a>Liverpool &#8216;set Federico Chiesa price tag&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Liverpool want \u20ac20m for Federico Chiesa as negotiations with <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/juventus-fc\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Juventus<\/a> continue. That\u2019s according to Italian publication <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.calciomercato.com\/liste\/juventus-il-liverpool-chiede-20-milioni-per-chiesa-la-posizione-dei-bianconeri\/bltb3d68b28cd199a2f#cs37816fe847550312\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Calciomercato.com,<\/a> who are reporting that the Reds have set Chiesa\u2019s price tag at \u20ac20m and are only going to discuss a permanent transfer for the Italian winger.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The report goes on to claim that Juventus are pushing for a loan deal with an option to buy that will become mandatory if certain conditions are met. The Reds signed Chiesa from the Old Lady in August 2024 in an initial \u00a310m deal after he was deemed surplus to requirements by former manager Thiago Motta.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">But the Italy international has only made 34 appearances for the Reds to date, returning four goals and four assists. Juve manager Luciano Spalletti, who previously coached Chiesa with Italy, played down such speculation about a move for the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/liverpool-fc\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Liverpool <\/a>forward earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1_GettyImages-2255457756.jpg\" alt=\"Federico Chiesa\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Federico Chiesa could leave Liverpool in the coming weeks\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Federico Chiesa could leave Liverpool in the coming weeks(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cI am pleased you are giving me this news, seeing as we haven\u2019t even had a meeting yet on the transfer market,\u201d he said, per <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/football-italia.net\/spalletti-people-trying-create-chaos-juventus\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Football Italia<\/a>. \u201cBut it\u2019s the first I\u2019ve heard of it. For the moment, it\u2019s just thrown out there, but absolutely nothing concrete behind it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Calvin Ramsay &#8216;decision made&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Liverpool do not intend to allow right-back Calvin Ramsay to leave on loan this month. That\u2019s according to the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-15464835\/Atletico-Madrid-Premier-League-Conor-Gallagher-transfer-window.html\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Daily Mail<\/a>, who are reporting that <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/arne-slot\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Arne Slot<\/a> wants to keep the full-back so that he can provide another option following Conor Bradley\u2019s knee injury.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Bradley underwent surgery on a season-ending knee injury earlier this week. The Northern Ireland international was carried off in the closing stages of the Reds\u2019 goalless draw at <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/premier-league\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Premier League<\/a> leaders <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/arsenal-fc\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Arsenal<\/a> last Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He faces a race to recover in time for this summer\u2019s World Cup, should his country qualify through the play-offs. 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