Thursday's round up of the top transfer stories

- Manchester United are ready to enter the race to sign Arsenal contract rebel Theo Walcott, according to the Daily Mirror.



- Manchester United will use funds generated from the sale of Nani to move for two new players in the January transfer window, according to the Manchester Evening News.



- Manchester United target Mats Hummels admits it is an "honour" to be linked with Spanish giants Barcelona.



- Manchester City are preparing to step up their interest in Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets, according to AS.



- Brad Jones has signed a new long-term contract with Liverpool after impressing for the first team this season.



- Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has refused to give Joe Cole any guarantees about his future at the club, telling the Liverpool Echo that the midfielder's future is being assessed from game to game.



- Martin Jol does not believe Brede Hangeland will leave Fulham despite the latest speculation surrounding the defender's future.



- Swansea City defender Neil Taylor is poised to sign a new deal with the Premier League club.



- Jan Vertonghen claims he opted to join Tottenham Hotspur over Arsenal as Arsene Wenger wanted to play him in midfield.



- Barcelona have scuppered Liverpool's hopes of signing Spanish starlet Cristian Tello by handing him a new deal - but the Reds will be encouraged by his £8m buyout clause.



- Queens Park Rangers midfielder Esteban Granero is a £5.6million target for Fiorentina, according to the London Evening Standard.



- Midfielder Owen Hargreaves has said he could move to an MLS club as he seeks to reignite his injury-plagued career.



- Athletic Bilbao outcast Fernando Llorente declared it is “totally untrue” that he has agreed a move to Juventus, as his options are open ahead of the January transfer window.



- Malaga will offer Isco a bumper new deal to ward off interest from Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea, according to reports in Spain.



- Newcastle face a battle with AC Milan to clinch the signing of Anderlecht midfielder Lucas Biglia.



- Roma are leading the chase to sign Manchester United winger Nani when the transfer window re-opens in January.



- Roma could steal a march on Chelsea and AC Milan in the chase to sign Romania international Vlad Chiriches.



- Miralem Pjanic claims he would be happy to remain at Roma as speculation regarding his future intensifies.



- Robinho's father and agent Gilvan de Souza has rubbished rumours that the Brazilian star could leave AC Milan in January.



- FC Twente are expected to cut short their loan deal for defender Dedryck Boyata and send him back to parent club Manchester City after failing to make an impact for the Dutch outfit.



- Reading striker Pavel Pogrebnyak says he may need to hold talks over his future as he continues to struggle to hold down a regular place in the first team.



- Crystal Palace manager Ian Holloway believes Wilfried Zaha may be distracted by the club's wish to keep him beyond January.



- Bundesliga outfit Greuther Furth have completed the signing of Serbian striker Nikola Djurdjic from Haugesund.



- Eintracht Frankfurt midfielder Alexander Meier says he would be willing to stay with the club beyond the end of his current deal.