Thursday's round up of the top transfer stories

- Liverpool are monitoring the availability of Barcelona forward Alexis Sanchez, according to Portuguese newspaper Jornal Record.



- Atletico Madrid have put Chelsea and Manchester City on alert by admitting Radamel Falcao could be sold, with general manager Miguel Angel Gil Marin stating that the club would benefit should the Colombia international be bought out of his contract.



- AC Milan are preparing to launch a January bid for Chelsea defender Ashley Cole, according to Goal.com.



- Celtic midfielder Victor Wanyama has admitted to SuperSport he is aware of reported interest from Manchester United, but believes the transfer talk is just speculation.



- Inter Milan have made contact with Bacary Sagna's agent as they consider launching a bid for the Arsenal defender, according to Corriere dello Sport.



- Liverpool and Manchester City are front-runners in the race to sign Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha, according to Goal.com.



- Chelsea are showing interest in BK Hacken striker Waris Majeed, according to the Daily Mail.



- Manchester United are showing interest in signing Schalke defender Benedikt Howedes, according to NEWSru.



- Liverpool are preparing to step up their interest in Hamburg winger Son Heung-Min, according to the Daily Mail.



- Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko has revealed that he wants to stay at the club despite being relegated to the bench for the majority of this season, Sky Sports understands.



- Juventus legend Alessandro Del Piero has revealed that he rejected the chance to join Liverpool due in part to the Heysel tragedy of 1985, according to Sky Sports.



- Nemanja Vidic’s agent Silvano Martina has rubbished reports suggesting that the Manchester United defender will join Serie A champions Juventus when the transfer window reopens in January, Sky Sports reports.