Liverpool have less than two weeks left before the January window slams shut if Arne Slot is to strengthen his squad with incomings and outgoings on the agenda
09:57, 19 Jan 2026Updated 09:59, 19 Jan 2026
Arne Slot has had a quiet January transfer window so far
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Arne Slot has had a quiet January transfer window so far(Image: Offside via Getty Images)
Time is ticking away in the transfer window and it's yet to be determined whether Liverpool will make their move after a hectic summer.
Fewer than two weeks remain for Anfield chiefs to authorise a deal to bolster Arne Slot's squad. This month has already witnessed the club watch Marc Guehi join Manchester City and Federico Chiesa's future remains uncertain. But Slot has stayed tight-lipped regarding the club's transfer intentions.
"I think everyone is aligned about the challenges we are facing," he stated when questioned if Conor Bradley's injury might prompt a signing. "That's not to say that we are going to act, but everyone is aligned on what we are facing. There's no-one who has a different opinion about it. But that's not to say that anything is going to happen." Here's all the latest news from Anfield.
LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 04: Curtis Jones of Liverpool during the Premier League match between Fulham and Liverpool at Craven Cottage on January 04, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Izzy Poles - AMA/Getty Images)
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Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones is reportedly a target for Tottenham(Image: Izzy Poles - AMA, Getty Images)
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Curtis Jones interest
Tottenham have reportedly shown interest in signing Curtis Jones from Liverpool, according to the Times.
Questions have been raised over whether the academy graduate will be satisfied with his game time by season's end, given Spurs and various other clubs would pursue him if it became apparent he wished to depart.
However, Spurs have recently secured midfielder Conor Gallagher and 24-year-old Jones - who has started seven of the last eight Premier League games - harbours significant aspirations at Anfield.
"Well I think that the biggest thing is that I still have to have the humble way about myself and I don't want to say, 'Yeah, na, I'm gonna be captain' or anything like that," Jones remarked in December.
"But I want to be captain of the team. I want to stay here for all my life like the man who I look up to, as everybody knows is Gerrard."
Diomande update
LEIPZIG, GERMANY - JANUARY 14: Yan Diomande of RB Leipzig reacts during the Bundesliga match between RB Leipzig and SC Freiburg at Red Bull Arena on January 14, 2026 in Leipzig, Germany. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)
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Yan Diomande has impressed at RB Leipzig(Image: Maja Hitij, Getty Images)
RB Leipzig's sporting director, Marcel Schafer, has insisted they are firmly in control when it comes to Yan Diomande's situation. Leipzig snapped up Diomande last summer from Leganes by triggering his £17.4million release clause.
The 19-year-old winger has impressed and swiftly attracted fresh attention from clubs including Liverpool and Manchester United. The Ivory Coast international could now command more than £80m according to reports.
Leipzig aren't necessarily eager to cash in just yet, though. When asked if Leipzig are in the 'front seat' regarding Diomande's future, Schafer told bullinews.com: "There isn't even anyone sitting in the passenger seat. Everyone is sitting in the back seat."
Former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp gave Yan Diomande his seal of approval
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Former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp gave Yan Diomande his seal of approval(Image: Zac Goodwin/PA Wire)
Schafer also revealed why his club swooped during the summer. "We saw the data and immediately knew that we had to take a detailed look at the player, both on video and in live matches, and that's what we did," he explained. Our advantage was that we were there before he had even played 200 minutes in the league. We already knew he had the profile we were looking for that summer.
"We didn't need to have five conversations about signing him because the profile was clear. It was a 100% match from our side. It was clear to us that if we had the chance, we would go for it. When we started negotiations with Leganés, they said there was such high competition for the player that we needed to pay that amount if we wanted him.
"Leganés were clear, honest and transparent. It was a huge amount given where the player was at the time, but we knew he was our number-one favourite. We wanted the player, even if we had to pay a little more than many expected. We didn't care, because it was an ideal situation. We were even in touch with Jürgen Klopp and Mario Gomez, who saw the data and video clips, and everybody said 'go, go, go".
Chiesa transfer hangs in the balance
Federico Chiesa
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Chiesa could leave Liverpool in the coming weeks(Image: Getty Images)
Federico Chiesa's prospects of securing a return to Juventus appear to be hanging by a thread. The Italian heavyweights seem to have shifted their focus towards alternative attacking targets.
The Turin outfit are pursuing both Jean-Philippe Mateta and Daniel Maldini. Discussions are ongoing with Crystal Palace and Mateta's camp, whilst Juve are weighing up a reunion between Atalanta forward Maldini and Luciano Spalletti.
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The latter is reportedly viewed as a more economically viable option than Chiesa, according to Tuttosport.