Wednesday's round up of the top transfer stories

- Frank Rijkaard has been sacked as coach of Saudi Arabia, the nation's football federation has announced.



- Manchester United striker Federico Macheda will not be heading out to Fiorentina on loan.



- Manchester United will make a formal bid for Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha in the next 48 hours.



- QPR have confirmed they have signed France forward Loic Remy from Marseille for a club record £8million.



- Newcastle United are ready to switch their attentions to Manchester United and Arsenal target Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa as Alan Pardew looks to ease his defensive crisis.



- Tottenham's pursuit of Younes Belhanda has received a boost after it emerged that Fenerbahce and Montpellier have failed to agree a transfer fee for the midfielder.



- Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger plans to make two new signings this month and has told Al Jazeera Sport that the club will "spend big".



- Southampton are interested in Lazio forward Mauro Zarate, according to reports in Italy.



- Sunderland have recalled Ahmed Elmohamady from his loan at Hull City.



- Louis Saha has been told he is free to leave Sunderland with an unnamed South African club leading the chase for the veteran striker.



- Sunderland are ready to make a £2million bid for Barnsley right back John Stones, who has also attracted interest from Wigan, Everton, Fulham and Chelsea.



- West Ham insist Arsenal have not made a bid for midfielder Mohamed Diame.



- Fulham are set to face competition for Maarten Stekelenburg - with Fiorentina weighing up a move for the Holland goalkeeper.



- Fulham have registered their interest in signing Yann M'Vila, Goal.com understands.



- Swansea City striker Jamie Proctor has joined League One side Crawley Town for an undisclosed fee.



- Swansea City striker Danny Graham wants to move back to the North East.



- David Beckham was ready to end his playing career with AC Milan – but the club have turned him down, according to a report.



- Pep Guardiola’s agent has revealed the former Barcelona boss agreed a deal to join Bayern Munich back in December.



- Spanish sides Malaga and Sevilla are leading the chase for Manchester City striker John Guidetti.



- Athletic Bilbao now have until Friday to make a decision on whether to sell Fernando Llorente, according to Goal.com



- Inter Milan boss Andrea Stramaccioni says Holland star Wesley Sneijder, who has been linked with Liverpool, is on the verge of completing a move to Galatasaray.



- Fiorentina have become the latest side to enter the running for Toulouse midfielder Moussa Sissoko.



- Palermo playmaker Josip Ilicic, who has been linked with a move to Liverpool, has emerged as a target for Tottenham, according to the Daily Mail.



- Grêmio have sent club officials to Italy in an attempt to snap up Roma midfielder Marco Marquinho this month.



- Valencia have nosed ahead of Chelsea, Reading and Swansea City in the race to sign Celta Vigo star Iago Aspas, according to Radio Cadena Ser.



- Zdravko Kuzmanovic admits he would like to move to Serie A in the summer, with his contract at Stuttgart coming to an end.



- Schalke has confirmed the loan signing of Brazilian attacking midfielder Raffael from Dynamo Kiev until the end of the season.



- Lyon midfielder Yoann Gourcuff, who continues to be linked with Arsenal, could be available for as little as £3million this month, according to Metro.



- Oscar Cardozo has quashed speculation of a move to the Premier League once and for all by penning a new-long deal at Benfica.



- Celta Vigo have admitted striker Iago Aspas, who has been linked with a move to Chelsea, could be on the move this month.



- Olimpija forward Andraz Sporar has revealed that it is his ambition to earn a move to Liverpool at some stage in his career.



- Molde manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has suggested that Vegard Forren, who has been linked with Manchester United and Liverpool, is more likely to join Southampton.



- Sao Paulo have distanced themselves from reports they will clinch a permanent deal for Arsenal midfielder Denilson this month.



- Celtic have agreed a fee with Central Coast Mariners to bring Australian midfield sensation Tomas Rogic to Parkhead.



- Former West Ham record signing Savio Nsereko has completed a transfer to German side Viktoria Cologne.



- Cardiff are lining up a move for Sunderland striker Fraizer Campbell.



- Bolton Wanderers defender Marcos Alonso insists he is not being distracted by speculation linking him with a move to the Premier League.



- Kuwait international Khalid Al-Rashidi has been granted a work permit, clearing him to link up with Nottingham Forest.



- Championship club Birmingham City are interested in signing former Celtic keeper Lubos Kamenar.



- Bristol City are closing in on a deal for Crawley defender Kyle McFadzean.



- MK Dons have rejected an approach from Blackpool to speak to manager Karl Robinson.



- Goalkeeper Ryan Allsop has left Leyton Orient following the end of his six-month contract at the League One club.



- Brighton have signed Argentinian striker Leonardo Ulloa from Spanish side Almeria on a four-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee.



- Michael Nelson has followed Liam Kelly out of Kilmarnock after signing with Capital One Cup semi-finalists Bradford City.



- Robbie Keane has agreed to a multiyear contract extension with the Los Angeles Galaxy, extending the Irish national team captain’s stay with the two-time Major League Soccer champions.



- Sydney FC have signed Tiago Calvano to boost their injury-hit defence for the rest of the A-League season after he was released by the Newcastle Jets.



- Juninho is joining the Los Angeles Galaxy permanently.