LIVE! Transfer news and rumours: Dortmund loan Chelsea's Maatsen, Real Madrid eye Osimhen over Mbappe

LIVE! Transfer news and rumours: Dortmund loan Chelsea's Maatsen, Real Madrid eye Osimhen over Mbappe

Hello and welcome to Sports Mole's live coverage of the latest transfer news and rumours from around the world of football on Friday, January 12.

Stick with us below to keep up to date with all of today's transfer rumours and done deals.

Today's key events

Ian Maatsen signs new Chelsea deal, joins Dortmund on loan

Real Madrid eye Victor Osimhen instead of Kylian Mbappe

Liverpool loan out Luke Chambers

Man United to rival Liverpool for Archie Gray

Conor Coventry leaves West Ham for Charlton

3m ago DONE DEAL

Liam Parker joins Edinburgh City on loan from St Johnstone

4m agoBREAKING NEWSDONE DEAL

5m ago NEW CONTRACT

Ian Maatsen signs new Chelsea deal, joins Dortmund on loan

"Borussia Dortmund tried hard to find me. I've been following BVB and its fans for a long time and was even at the Champions League game in Manchester in autumn 2022 to see the team live on the pitch," he told the Dortmund website.

"I'm very happy that it's now the loan worked out. I promise that I will give everything for the team's success and I'm really looking forward to the Yellow Wall."

27m ago RUMOUR

1h ago RUMOUR

1h ago DONE DEAL

1h ago RUMOUR

1h ago DONE DEAL

Wigan sign Luke Chambers on loan from Liverpool

"I'm over the moon to sign here. It's such a historic club with a lot of great players here, and I've come here to help the team win games and get as far as we can in the league," he told the club website.

"I came to watch a few of the games - I thought the style of play was good, and I feel like I fit right in. The Club has a great following also, which makes it intriguing.

"It's about getting experience now. I had a little snippet of first-team football back in January, so it's about building on that and looking to push my career. I can't wait to get going, show the fans what I can do and hit the ground running."

Manager Shaun Maloney added: "I'm really happy to get Luke through the door. He's the perfect profile for that left-back position; he can play in a three as a centre-back or as a full-back, he brings lots of technical quality, and he's good physically.

"We need competition. We've relied very heavily on Sean Clare and Steven Sessegnon, and now we've got Luke Robinson back, so it gives Tom Pearce time to get back to his best, but overall, I think Luke's got a lot of talent, and I'm really happy to have him here."

1h ago DONE DEAL

Conor Coventry joins Charlton from West Ham

"The vision of the gaffer and the people behind the scenes with where they want to take the club," Coventry told the Charlton website when asked why he joined.

"I'm from London so I know what this club means to people and the size of it. I'm really looking forward to buying into what is going on here and being a part of it."

Manager Michael Appleton added: "I'm delighted we've been able to sign Conor. He's someone that quite a few years ago I took on his very first loan at Lincoln. To be able to be reunited with him on a permanent deal I'm delighted with.

"He's very, very comfortable on the ball and knows his position really well. He's a good passer of the ball, with good technique, and he's got a steeliness to him as well which I like - a bit of nastiness to him. He's one who lives his life right and is a proper professional."

Charlton Technical director Andy Scott also commented on the transfer, saying: "We're really pleased to secure the signing of Conor. He's a player we've been chasing for a long time.

"We've beaten off a number of competitors, not only in League One, but in the Championship as well. He's shown how committed he is to Charlton and what we want to achieve here. It's an exciting signing for the club and I'm sure the fans will enjoy watching him on the pitch."

2h ago RUMOUR

8h ago DONE DEAL

8h ago

Updates for Jan 11