Thursday's round up of the top transfer stories

- Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard could move to Serie A if he makes an expected exit from Stamford Bridge at the end of the season, according to his agent.



- Yossi Benayoun has returned to Chelsea after his miserable loan spell with West Ham ended.



- Demba Ba is on the verge of joining Chelsea from Newcastle after agreeing a three-and-a-half year contract.



- Newcastle have opened talks with Marseille striker Loic Remy, according to reports.



- Manchester United and Manchester City face a serious fight to sign Malaga star Isco, with Real Madrid emerging as contenders to sign him.



- Manchester United and Arsenal target Sofiane Feghouli has agreed to renew his contract with Valencia, with the attacker due to sign the deal tomorrow, according to the club's official website.



- Jesse Lingard has returned to Manchester United following his loan spell at Leicester.



- Metalist Kharkiv forward Taison, who has been linked with a move to Chelsea, has revealed he has spoken to Blues owner Roman Abramovich over a potential to Stamford Bridge.



- Liverpool striker Adam Morgan has been allowed to join League Two Rotherham United on loan following the arrival of Daniel Sturridge at Anfield.



- Norwich, Sunderland and Stoke are in a three-way battle to sign Celtic star Gary Hooper.



- Tottenham have confirmed they have struck a deal with Belgian club Standard Liege to sign defender Zeki Fryers.



- Lille defender Mathieu Debuchy has completed his £5.5million move to Newcastle.



- Blackpool insist a fee is yet to be agreed with Liverpool for Thomas Ince.



- Arsenal are unwilling to increase their offer for Atletico Madrid forward Adrian Lopez and trigger his £14million buy-out clause, according to the Daily Mirror.



- Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea target Eduardo Vargas is set to leave Napoli this month.



- Ryan Shawcross has committed his future to Stoke by agreeing a new five-and-a-half-year contract.



- Fulham are the mystery club bidding for Molde defensive star Vegard Forren.



- Southampton manager Nigel Adkins has refuted claims that Arsene Wenger spoke to him about the availability of left-back Luke Shaw.



- Swansea striker Danny Graham is a target for Reading and Norwich in the January transfer window.



- West Ham manager Sam Allardyce has confirmed he wants to sign a left-back in the January transfer window and is poised to make a move for Aston Villa defender Stephen Warnock.



- West Ham are closing in on their second signing of the transfer window with the Arsenal forward Marouane Chamakh set to join the club on loan.



- West Ham have secured the signing of Republic of Ireland Under-19 striker Sean Maguire from Waterford United.



- Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish expects Wilfried Zaha to stay at Selhurst Park until the summer – but admits a big bid could tempt the Championship club to sell in January.



- QPR manager Harry Redknapp has confirmed that he is set to sign former Portsmouth centre-back Tal Ben Haim on a deal to the end of the season.



- Alexandre Pato has officially completed his transfer from Milan to Corinthians for €15m, pending a medical.



- Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes still does not know if he will sign a new contract and could consider a move abroad.



- Fernando Llorente transfer saga could be coming to a close amid confirmation that Juventus have officially approached the wantaway Athletic Bilbao striker.



- Real Madrid are hoping to offload former Chelsea and Manchester City target Fabio Coentrao this month, according to talkSPORT.



- Cagliari captain Daniele Conti has signed a new contract which will see him bring up 15 years' service with the club.



- Borussia Dortmund insist Mario Goetze, who has been linked with a move to Manchester United, is happy at the club.



- Rennes midfielder Yann M'Vila has reignited speculation over a move to Arsenal by questioning his future at the Ligue 1 club.



- Lyon forward Bafetimbi Gomis, who has been linked with Chelsea and Liverpool, could be available for as little as €10million, according to French radio station RMC.



- Israel defender Rami Gershon is in Glasgow for talks over a possible move to SPL champions Celtic.



- Nouha Dicko has been recalled from his loan spell at Blackpool by Wigan.



- Crystal Palace manager Ian Holloway is signing Norwich midfielder Jacob Butterfield on loan for a month.



- Nottingham Forest have signed promising winger Stephen McLaughlin from Irish side Derry City.



- Leicester midfielder Neil Danns has returned to the King Power Stadium following his loan spell at Bristol City.



- Stevenage manager Gary Smith has signed Southampton striker Sam Hoskins on loan until the end of the season.



- Doncaster manager Dean Saunders has signed defender Andy Griffin on a deal until the end of the season.



- Brentford defender Shaleum Logan has signed a new 18-month contract with the League One promotion hopefuls.



- Bournemouth have signed Bristol City striker Brett Pitman on a permanent deal after a successful loan spell at Dean Court.