Liverpool have been linked with a move for Joel Ordonez in January

Liverpool are interested in signing Club Brugge defender Joel Ordonez.

according to Graeme Bailey on TBR FootballThey are considering a number of options to improve the defensive unit during the January window, and the 21-year-old defender is on their radar. It will be interesting to see if Liverpool follow up their interest with a bid to sign him.

Chelsea were keen on Ordonez a few weeks ago. We have previously covered reports indicating this Liverpool have been tracking him for months.

Liverpool are looking at Joel Ordonez

Bailey said: “I think in January we should keep an eye on someone like Ordonez – the Ecuadorian guy from Bruges, a young but huge talent, or maybe Taras Mickabeko from Kiev – Liverpool are working on several options.”

Ordonez was heavily linked with a move away from the Belgian club during the summer transfer window, but ended up staying. He is expected to leave the club soon. The move to Liverpool could be ideal for him. This will be a huge step up in his career, and he will get to test himself at the highest level. He will get to play with the best defender in the world, and that can help him improve even more.

Virgil van Dijk could be the ideal mentor for the 21-year-old centre-back.

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Liverpool could use Ordonez

It’s no secret that Liverpool need a quality central defender, especially with Ibrahima Konata expected to leave the club on a free transfer. The French international will be a free agent at the end of the season, and he has not yet signed an extension at the club. Liverpool need to start planning an alternative, and the young defender could be the ideal replacement.

The Ecuadorian has the physical and technical attributes to succeed in the Premier League, and could be a key player for the Premier League champions. It remains to be seen whether Liverpool can complete the deal. They have the resources to convince the Belgian club to sell the player.