Tuesday's round up of the top transfer stories

- Sunderland striker Ji Dong-won has joined German side Augsburg on loan until the end of the season.



- Manchester United are confident of signing Everton defender Leighton Baines during this month's transfer window, according to the Daily Mail.



- And Man Utd will launch an £8million bid for Crystal Palace starlet Wilfried Zaha this week, according to the Daily Mirror.



- Arsenal have tabled a £10million bid for Atletico Madrid forward Adrian Lopez, according to Goal.com.



- And Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger insists he has no plans to launch a bid for Manchester United winger Nani this month.



- Southampton boss Nigel Adkins claims Arsenal will face a tough time if they target Luke Shaw.



- Arsenal have dropped their interest in Wilfried Zaha – because Theo Walcott is set to sign a new deal, according to talkSPORT.



- Arsene Wenger confirmed record goalscorer Thierry Henry will not be returning to Arsenal on loan this month.



- Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas says he is still an admirer of Shakhtar Donetsk playmaker Willian and Internacional striker Leandro Damiao.



- Tottenham Hotspur have emerged as the frontrunner to sign German wunderkind Lewis Holtby.



- Sunderland goalkeeper Simon Mignolet has moved to deny recent reports that he could be heading away from the Stadium of Light in the January transfer window.



- Sunderland have added Hungary defender Roland Juhasz to their list of defensive targets for January.



- Harry Redknapp has admitted Joe Cole is on top of his list of January transfer target and hints at moves for Diame and Remy.



- Newcastle boss Alan Pardew hopes completing a deal for a player of Mathieu Debuchy's quality will be a signal to the rest of his squad to commit their future.



- Newcastle will consider a move for West Ham striker Modibo Maiga if they fail to prise Loic Remy from Marseille.



- Steve Clarke has not spoken to Chelsea about the possibility of losing Romelu Lukaku and hopes the striker will see out the season with West Bromwich Albion.



- Rangers midfielder Kyle Hutton believes the Ibrox club will hold on to all of their players during the January transfer window.



- Inter Milan may come to Liverpool’s rescue over on-loan midfielder Nuri Sahin.



- Napoli’s sporting director Riccardo Bigon has confirmed the Italian club will let Chilean striker Eduardo Vargas, who has been targeted by Grêmio, São Paulo and Flamengo, leave the club on loan in January.



- Bayer Leverkusen are interesting in signing Bayern Munich teenagers Emre Can and Mitchell Weiser.



- Corinthians' director of football insists that no bids have been made for their star midfielder Paulinho.



- Stoke's Danny Higginbotham has joined Sheffield United on a free transfer.



- Walsall have signed Nottingham Forest keeper Karl Darlow on loan for a month with a view to extending it to the end of the season.



- Yeovil have signed former Shelbourne midfielder Kevin Dawson until the end of the season.



- Wycombe Wanderers have signed QPR defender Michael Harriman on a one month youth loan.



- Plymouth Argyle have sacked manager Carl Fletcher following the New Year's Day defeat at Bristol Rovers.