Thursday's round up of the top transfer stories

- Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard is keen on a move to Fiorentina, according to reports in Italy.



- Chelsea and Arsenal target Luke Shaw will sign a five-year deal at Southampton on his 18th birthday.



- Metalist Kharkiv coach Miron Markevich has called for the club to let Taison complete his move to Chelsea.



- Manchester United are ready to ditch David De Gea and search for a new No. 1, according to the Daily Mirror.



- Reports in Spain claim that Sevilla president Jose Maria del Nido will travel to London on Thursday morning in an attempt to sell striker Alvaro Negredo, with Arsenal favourites for the Spaniard's signature.



- Liverpool are hoping to lure Anfield legend Kenny Dalglish back in an ambassadorial role.



- Tottenham and Everton are battling it out to sign highly-rated France Under-21 international Massadio Haidara.



- Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas insists it is "extremely unlikely" Brazil star Leandro Damiao will join the club - but feels the club need to bolster their forward options.



- Everton are tracking Brazilian full-back Fernando Marcal ahead of a possible January move.



- Real Madrid are ready to rival Manchester City in the battle to sign Edinson Cavani.



- Fulham are locked in a battle with Club Bruges as they look to sign teenage star Junior Malanda.



- West Brom boss Steve Clarke says Swedish centre-back Jonas Olsson will not be leaving during the transfer window.



- Aston Villa have had an offer for Philippe Coutinho turned down by Inter Milan, according to the player's agent.



- Southampton and West Brom could miss out on Sergi Roberto, with Espanyol the front-runners to take the Barcelona starlet on loan.



- Queens Park Rangers goalkeeper Robert Green has distanced himself from a move to Nottingham Forest.



- QPR have won the race to sign Spurs midfielder Jake Livermore on-loan for the rest of the season.



- West Ham are locked in a battle with Chelsea and Arsenal to clinch the signing of Toulouse midfielder Etienne Capoue.



- Fiorentina have entered the January transfer market, signing Torino's Marko Bakic and Siena's Marcelo Larrondo.



- Palermo have officially signed Napoli’s Andrea Dossena on an initial six-month loan deal.



- Real Betis manager Pepe Mel has called on Swansea to increase their offer for midfielder Jose Canas.



- Borussia Dortmund captain Sebastian Kehl wants to see star striker Robert Lewandowski commit to the club.



- Ajax and Galatasaray are interested in Liverpool winger Oussama Assaidi - less than six months after he moved to Anfield.



- Ligue 1 club Rennes have confirmed that their French midfielder Yann M’Vila is shaping up for a move to either England or Russia this January window.



- Valenciennes say Newcastle have made a bid for their left-back Gaetan Bong.



- The president of St Etienne has told Newcastle to drop their pursuit of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang this month.



- Catania striker Takayuki Morimoto has joined Al Nasr on loan for the rest of the season, the Serie A club has confirmed.



- Wolves are weighing up a move for Hearts defender Andy Webster.



- Wolves defender Ethan Ebanks-Landell has returned to League One strugglers Bury for a further month on loan.



- Nottingham Forest have signed West Brom defender Gonzalo Jara on loan until the end of the season.



- Nottingham Forest boss Alex McLeish has told goalkeeper Lee Camp he is free to find another club.



- Crystal Palace have signed Manchester City forward Alex Nimely on loan until the end of the season.



- Notts County have completed the permanent signing of Andre Boucaud from Luton Town for an undisclosed fee.



- Bristol City have signed midfielder Liam Kelly from Kilmarnock on a three-and-a-half-year deal.



- Crawley have agreed the signing of striker Jimmy Spencer on loan from Huddersfield until the end of the season.



- Rochdale have completed the permanent signing of Shrewsbury forward Terry Gornell for an undisclosed fee.



- Aldershot midfielder Jordan Roberts has joined Blue Square Bet Premier outfit Tamworth on a one-month loan deal.



- Ross County have signed Ivan Sproule from SPL rivals Hibernian on an 18-month contract.



- Teenage Accrington forward Marcus Carver has agreed a new 18-month contract with the League Two club.



- Flamengo have broken their duck for the transfer window, officially announcing the signings of Elias and Gabriel on Thursday.



- The Portland Timbers added their third Designated Player on Thursday, announcing the signing of Argentine midfielder Diego Valeri on loan from Lanus.



- FC Dallas has signed Peruvian National Team goalkeeper Raúl Fernández, the club announced today. Per team and league policy the terms of the deal will not be disclosed.

Fiorentina sign Rossi

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



The Viola confirmed on their website this evening that they have reached an agreement with the Spanish club for the striker, with just personal terms to be settled.



"ACF Fiorentina and Villarreal CF SAD confirm that they have reached an agreement for the transfer of Giuseppe Rossi,” violachannel.tv has announced.



Rossi last played in Serie A in 2007 when he joined Parma on loan from Manchester United.

Totti on song in Roma win

Francesco Totti took centre stage as Roma defeated Fiorentina 4-2 in a Serie A clash at the Stadio Olimpico.



Leandro Castan put Roma in front in the seventh minute but Facundo Roncaglia levelled seven minutes later.



Totti put Roma back in front before extending the lead before half-time and setting up a fourth for Pablo Osvaldo in the 89th minute.



Mounir El Hamdaoui added Fiorentina's second but Roma was always in control.



The win lifts Roma into fourth, now level on points with Fiorentina which slips a place to fifth.



Atalanta posted a 2-1 win over Parma at the Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia.



German Denis gave Atalanta the lead in the fourth minute and Federico Peluso (38) made it two.



Amauri brought Parma back into the game on the stroke of half-time but it was unable to find an equaliser in the second half.



The win lifts Atalanta above Parma and into eighth place.

Fiorentina sign Aquilani from Liverpool

Fiorentina signed Italian midfielder Alberto Aquilani from Liverpool on Friday with media reports putting the fee at seven million euros (5.45 million pounds).



"Fiorentina announces the acquisition of Borja Valero Iglesias and Gonzalo Javier Rodriguez from Villareal Club and Alberto Aquilani from Liverpool Football Club," the club said on their official website.



Italian media suggested that Liverpool will pay part of Aquilani's salary, which has been put at as much as 1.7 million euros a season.



Aquilani has had a troubled time since signing for Liverpool from AS Roma in 2009, failing to establish himself as a dominant midfield presence in a team that struggled for form.



He has been sent back twice to Italy on loan over the last two years, first to Juventus in 2010 and then to AC Milan at the start of last season.



Despite good performances for both teams, in particular during his time at Juventus, neither club took up the offer to buy him and he returns to Serie A as a member of Vincenzo's Montella's new-look Fiorentina.



The former Roma striker excited Serie A as Catania boss last season and is hoping that Aquilani can help the Tuscan outfit improve on last season where they narrowly avoided relegation.

Fiorentina sign Borja Valero

Fiorentina have continued their summer recruitment by signing midfielder Borja Valero from Villarreal.



The Serie A side have announced the deal on their official website, although the financial details were not disclosed.



The Spanish midfielder has been in high demand for more than a year now, but when Villarreal were relegated to the second division it became clear that he will finally leave El Madrigal.



Several high-profile sides were showing interest in the 27-year-old, but he ultimately opted for Viola.



Valero is a product of Real Madrid youth school, but, like many of his teammates from Castilla he left Santiago Bernabeu without making a single appearance for the senior side.



The Spaniard enjoyed successful spells with Mallorca and West Bromwich before joining Villarreal in July 2010.



The highly rated midfielder spent two full seasons at El Madrigal and scored 8 goals in 71 La Liga games for the Yellow Submarine.

Agent rules out Aquilani move

Alberto Aquilani’s agent has dismissed reports of a move to Fiorentina as “impossible. He will remain at Liverpool.”



Both the Italian and English media suggested over the weekend that the Viola were making a bid for the €9m-rated midfielder, which could include a swap with Juan Manuel Vargas.



“Let us not open up a soap opera, please,” agent Franco Zavaglia told Radio Sportiva.



“Aquilani is a Liverpool player and he is happy where he is now. We have not received any requests from Daniele Prade, but that was only to be expected, seeing as Aquilani will only leave on a permanent move and at figures Fiorentina cannot afford.



“I would rule out a current return to Italy. At the moment Alberto is relaxed and on Tuesday he’ll attend pre-season training with Liverpool, as planned.”



Aquilani spent the last two seasons on loan at Juventus and Milan, but neither club took up its option on the player.

Fernandez to join Fiorentina

Portuguese club Sporting Lisbon announced today that they have reached agreement with Serie A side Fiorentina over the sale of Chilean international Matias Fernandez.



Sporting announced the transfer in a statement to the supervisor of the Lisbon stock exchange. Portuguese press reports say that the 26-year-old former Villarreal player will move to Italy for a fee of around €4m ($6.3m).



Sports daily Record reported that Sporting, who finished fourth in their domestic league last season, will use much of the fee to sign 21-year-old Argentine attacker Valentin Viola from Racing Club in his homeland.

Fiorentina set to sign Cuadrado from Udinese

Fiorentina are set to complete the signing of Juan Guillermo Cuadrado from Udinese, according to Tuttosport.



Viola officials are keen to reinforce the squad following one of the most disappointing seasons in their history and they are working around the clock to make the job easier for new boss Vincenzo Montella.



Tuttosport now claims that Fiorentina have already agreed to sign winger Juan Giullermo Cuadrado from Udinese.



The player will join Viola on a one-year loan, with an option to make the transfer permanent at the end of the season.



The highly rated winger arrived to Udinese from Colombian side Medellin in the summer of 2009 and made 19 Serie A appearances for Zebrette before joining Lecce on loan last summer.



The 24-year-old largely impressed during his loan spell at Via del Mare and has subsequently seen his name linked with top European sides.

Fiorentina sign El Hamdaoui from Ajax

Fiorentina have signed Morocco striker Mounir El Hamdaoui from Ajax.



The 27-year-old has joined the Tuscan outfit on a permanent transfer for an undisclosed fee.



El Hamdaoui had been strongly linked with a move to Fiorentina earlier this year, after being frozen out of Ajax's first team following a dispute with coach Frank de Boer.



A statement from La Viola read: "Fiorentina announces it has acquired the sporting rights of Mounir El Hamdaoui from Ajax."



El Hamdaoui, who was a reported target of Blackburn Rovers and Fulham among other European clubs, had two years left on his contract at Ajax.