Charlton linked with 'outstanding' transfer as Liverpool player eyed

It looks to be a tough weekend ahead for League One sides in London this weekend as Charlton Athletic welcome title-chasing Peterborough United and Leyton Orient make the trip to leaders Portsmouth.

Both clubs are in the process of exploring options for deals to be made this January as they both hover around 10 points from the relegation zone and the play-off places.

Here's your Tuesday evening League One transfer round-up.

Charlton could add 'outstanding' talent to strike force

Charlton Athletic could look to partner incoming Jonson Clarke-Harris with an 'outstanding' League One talisman as the Addicks look to be active in the January transfer window.

The club is yet to confirm the signing of the Peterborough United man but Posh have accepted a bid and it is widely known that Clarke-Harris will leave the club this month. Now, Alan Nixon reports that Charlton are also exploring a loan option for Blackburn Rovers man Niall Ennis.

The 24-year-old picked up 12 goals and six assists for Plymouth Argyle in their promotion campaign last season before joining Rovers last summer.

Former Argyle boss Ryan Lowe was full of praise for Ennis when he first arrived at the club and, in March 2021, said: "He was outstanding, you can put your trust in him anywhere. His aggressiveness, his hold-up play, his running with the ball, his mentality, he's been on another level since he's come in to be fair to him. I don't like singling anyone out but he's been different class."Ennis has struggled to make an impact in the Championship with no goals in his 11 second tier outings and could now be loaned back to a League One club. Nixon claims a trio of League One clubs are interested in the star with Bolton and Barnsley joining Charlton's interest.

Leyton Orient and Blackpool linked with Liverpool starlet

Leyton Orient are also looking up the leagues for a loan deal this January and are set to compete with League One rivals Blackpool for Liverpool starlet Harvey Blair.

The Daily Mail reports that the 20-year-old is likely to head away from Anfield this window to gain more experience elsewhere with the two third division clubs at the front of the queue. Blair has been dealing with a knee problem so far this term but is now nearing match fitness. Strugglers Reading are also named as an interested party.

The forward made his Liverpool debut in a Carabao Cup fixture against Preston North End in October 2021 and has played in various levels of the Liverpool youth set-up. A move in January would be his first loan spell away from the club.