The top stories from papers and websites - 03 January 2013

• Chelsea are set to unveil £7.5million striker Demba Ba as Inter Milan line up a swoop for Frank Lampard.


• Joe Cole will get a £4million pay-off from Liverpool to join West Ham for nothing.


• Edinson Cavani has put Manchester City on alert after his agent revealed he is likely to leave Napoli in the summer.


• French side Lille want QPR striker Djibril Cisse.


• Swansea are ready to sign Real Betis midfielder Jose Canas for £200,000.


• Sunderland look to be winning the race to sign Paris Saint-Germain striker Guillaume Hoarau.


• Fulham are close to a loan deal for Ghana star Derek Boateng.


• West Brom want £4million for midfielder Graham Dorrans.


• West Ham seem willing to let misfit striker Modibo Maiga leave for Newcastle.


• Stoke, Fulham and Udinese are locked in a three-way battle for Saint Etienne's Faouzi Ghoulam.


• Neil Redfearn could return to Barnsley - as boss.


• Reading hope to complete a £400,000 deal for Australia international Tomas Rogic.


• Peterborough boss Darren Ferguson will ask his dad to lend him midfielder Nick Powell.


• Inter Milan are lining up a swoop for Chelsea's Frank Lampard as a replacement for Wesley Sneijder.

• Joe Cole is set to return to West Ham after Sam Allardyce beat QPR boss Harry Redknapp to the Liverpool misfit's signature.


• Demba Ba's move to Chelsea hinges on a medical this morning.


• Arsene Wenger is confident that Theo Walcott will finally commit to a new Arsenal deal.


• Blackburn's bid to bring in Peter Taylor as their next manager has hit a snag due to a tax problem.


• Sunderland will fight Everton and Liverpool for Paris Saint-Germain's Guillaume Hoarau.


• Jermaine Jenas has returned to Spurs after making just one start in three months on loan at Nottingham Forest.

• Theo Walcott showed his dedication to Arsenal by playing against Southampton despite being ill.


• Chelsea yesterday clinched the signing of Demba Ba after triggering the £7million release clause in his Newcastle contract.


• Joe Cole last night had a medical at West Ham ahead of his return to Upton Park.


• Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner is ready to give Paul Lambert money to spend this month after a nightmare Christmas.


• Fulham are close to a loan deal for Ghana midfielder Derek Boateng from Dnipro.

• Joe Cole was last night set to rejoin West Ham on a free transfer after Liverpool agreed to a £3million golden handshake to facilitate the transfer.


• Cristiano Ronaldo has boosted Manchester United's hopes of re-signing him by admitting he still loves the club.


• Nuri Sahin is looking to leave Liverpool halfway through his season-long loan, with Fulham and Borussia Dortmund interested.

• Tottenham are ready to sign Ezekiel Fryers at the second attempt.


• Spurs are also preparing to sell Gareth Bale to Real Madrid and are the latest club to show interest in David Villa.


• Swansea striker Michu is attracting interest from Zenit St Petersburg and Anzhi Makhachkala.


• Fulham are hopeful of signing Ghana midfielder Derek Boateng in the next 24 hours.


• Wigan are closing on a loan deal for Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Joel.


• Norwich are launching a £5million bid for Celtic midfielder Beram Kayal.


• Schalke want Chelsea midfielder Kevin de Bruyne to replace Lewis Holtby, who is a target for Tottenham, Everton and Liverpool.


• PSV Eindhoven are interested in taking Andrey Arshavin on loan from Arsenal.


• Lille have joined West Ham in showing interest in Marouane Chamakh.


• Borussia Dortmund have joined Inter Milan in wanting to take over Nuri Sahin's loan to Liverpool from Real Madrid.


• 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.


• Crystal Palace want Wilfried Zaha loaned back for the rest of the season should a Premier League club sign the winger during the transfer window.

• The West Bromwich Albion midfielder Graham Dorrans has been told he can look for a new club this month.


• Harry Redknapp is hoping to make the France international right-back, Anthony Réveillère, his first signing as Queens Park Rangers manager.