Friday's round up of the top transfer stories

- Juventus have emerged as candidates to land David Villa if he decides to exit Barcelona.



- Chelsea midfielder Yossi Benayoun's future at the club will be resolved next month.



- Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is prepared to make Radamel Falcao the club's top earner by offering the striker a staggering £10million-a-year contract.



- Rafa Benitez has confirmed that Chelsea ARE planning for life after Frank Lampard and Ashley Cole.



- Manchester United are ready to let Wilfried Zaha remain at Crystal Palace on loan until the end of the season in order to push through a January deal, according to the Daily Mail.



- Manchester City target Pedro Obiang will not be leaving Sampdoria in January, according to the club's sporting director.



- Nemanja Vidic says he is happy with life at Manchester United - but has refused to rule out a future switch to Italy.



- Manchester United striker Federico Macheda will not be joining Blackpool or Hull City in January and is instead likely to make a loan move to Spain or Germany.



- Liverpool target Arkadiusz Milik is now high on Torino's wishlist as the Polish youngster's stock continues to rise.



- Brendan Rodgers is trying to push through a quick solution to Raheem Sterling’s contract saga – as Liverpool fear they could lose him otherwise.



- Liverpool are close to signing Daniel Sturridge and Thomas Ince next month, increasing the chances of Joe Cole being shown the exit door at Anfield, according to the Daily Mirror.



- And Liverpool have stepped up their interest in Jack Butland, with Arsenal said to be ready to launch a bid for Pepe Reina, according to Goal.com.



- Arsene Wenger will launch a determined bid to sign a goalkeeper in January - with Pepe Reina top of his wish-list, according to Mirror.



- Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy will launch a January bid for Porto star Joao Moutinho - as Spurs mount a major challenge for the Champions League places.



- Everton boss David Moyes is preparing for some transfer window captures - but he insists this year he does not need to sell first.



- Chelsea are keen on Malaga starlet Isco, according to AS.



- Swansea City defender Neil Taylor has signed a new three-and-a-half-year deal with the Premier League club.



- West Ham manager Sam Allardyce has confirmed he will be looking to secure "one or two players" in the January transfer window.



- Southampton and Reading will battle it out to sign Birmingham defender Curtis Davies during the winter window.



- David Beckham is unlikely to continue his playing career in Australia, according to Perth Glory owner Tony Sage.



- Former Sunderland defender John Mensah could be on the verge of rejoining Rennes after training with the French club.



- The agent of Arsenal's Johan Djourou has played down reports linking the defender with a move to Napoli.



- Maicon's agent has ruled out the possibility of the Manchester City defender returning to Inter Milan.



- Stevan Jovetic says he has no desire to leave Fiorentina for Manchester City.



- New Valencia boss Ernesto Valverde has no plans to allow reported Manchester City target Fernando Gago to leave in January.



- Borussia Dortmund have confirmed they have offered a new contract to Neven Subotic, who has been linked with a number of Premier League clubs throughout 2012.



- Rangers manager Ally McCoist insists he has no plans to make a January move for Aberdeen winger Ryan Fraser.



- Leeds have confirmed the club has given El-Hadji Diouf an 18-month contract after the striker's impressive start to the season.



- Santos are refusing to give up in their attempt to re-sign Robinho despite failing in an initial bid for AC Milan's Brazilian forward.