Friday's round up of the top transfer stories

- Didier Drogba is keen on a January move to Serie A, according to one of the agents involved in the potential transfer of the former Chelsea striker.



- Chelsea have completed the signing of striker Demba Ba from Newcastle United.



- Chelsea outcast Florent Malouda will be offered a Stamford Bridge escape route by French strugglers Evian TG.



- Chelsea are ready to renew their interest in Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain, according to AS.



- Sevilla have turned down a €16million (£13m) offer for striker Alvaro Negredo from an unnamed club, who are believed to be Chelsea.



- And Fabio Coentrao, who has been linked with a move to Chelsea, could be offloaded by Real Madrid this month, according to the same publication.



- Aston Villa are following Lazio youngster Luis Pedro Cavanda 'with interest', according to the player's representative.



- Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert has refused to rule out a move for Manchester City defender Joleon Lescott, after describing the England star as 'a top player'.



- Tottenham have completed the signing of former Manchester United starlet Zeki Fryers.



- Tottenham have agreed a deal to sign Lewis Holtby this summer, subject to the Schalke and Germany star passing a medical.



- - Tottenham are willing to listen to offers for midfielders Jake Livermore and Tom Huddlestone.



- Newcastle and Reading have yet to launch bids for FC Twente defender Douglas - and they could be forced to wait for his signature.



- Newcastle could be dealt another blow with captain Fabricio Coloccini apparently keen to leave the club to return to Argentina.



- Newcastle are hoping to secure a £1m deal for Swiss 16-year-old Kevin Mbabu.



- Newcastle United, Tottenham, Juventus and Monaco are battling to sign Toulouse's Moussa Sissoko.



- Wigan has signed Honduras midielder Roger Espinoza from Major League Soccer's Sporting Kansas City.



- Sunderland have emerged as favourites to sign Danny Graham after lining up a bid for the £5million-rated Swansea striker.



- Sunderland are interested in Bursaspor midfielder Alfred N'Diaye.



- West Ham have signed striker Marouane Chamakh on loan from Arsenal until the end of the season, Hammers manager Sam Allardyce has confirmed.



- Fulham manager Martin Jol has confirmed the signing of FC Twente striker Chris David.



- Southampton have recalled Aaron Martin from his loan spell at Crystal Palace.



- QPR manager Harry Redknapp has confirmed the signing of defender Tal Ben Haim on a short-term contract until the end of the season.



- Queens Park Rangers vice-captain, Ryan Nelsen, is retiring from professional football to pursue a coaching job in the MLS. The 35-year-old New Zealander will be departing the club in the January transfer window.



- Inter Milan playmaker Wesley Sneijder would welcome a move to the Premier League, according to his agent.



- Roma striker Pablo Osvaldo has declared his intention to remain at the club, despite reports that he was unhappy with life at the Giallorossi.



- Fiorentina have officially announced the signing of Villarreal striker Giuseppe Rossi.



- Udinese have confirmed that they are in advanced talks with Napoli over the sale of Colombian international Pablo Armero.



- Sevilla have rejected a £14m offer for Chelsea and Newcastle target Alvaro Negredo - and their president insists they are under no pressure to sell the Spain forward this year.



- Malaga midfielder Diego Buonanotte has revealed he is keen to join Palermo as he awaits the outcome of negotiations between the two clubs.



- Bayern Munich have secured the services of Jan Kirchhoff from Mainz on a free transfer at the end of the 2012-13 season.



- Mathieu Valbuena will only consider leaving Marseille if Manchester United or rivals Manchester City want to sign him, according to his agent.



- Monaco have renewed their interest in Frank Lampard and the midfielder could be keen to agree terms.



- Anderlecht defender Roland Juhasz's agent is exploring a loan deal for the Hungary international after Sunderland were linked with a bid.



- PSV Eindhoven have completed the signing of promising midfielder Oscar Hiljemark from Swedish champions Elfsborg.



- Molde defender Vegard Forren, who is believed to be a target for Manchester United, is "very close" to securing a move to an unnamed club, according to manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.



- Fernandinho, who has been linked with Manchester United and rivals Manchester City, insists he is committed to Shakhtar Donetsk.



- Leicester City have extended the loan deal of Manchester United defender Michael Keane until the end of the January transfer window.



- MK Dons have re-signed attacking midfielder Zeli Ismail on loan until the end of the season.



- Stevenage have signed Udinese striker Steve Beleck on loan until the end of the season.



- Bradford City have extended the loan deal of Newcastle United's teenage defender Curtis Good by a further month.



- Preston North End have handed Luke Foster a contract until the end of the season after the defender's early impact at Deepdale.



- Yeovil have signed Matthew Dolan on a short-term loan from Championship outfit Middlesbrough.