Daily Transfer Updates : 4th January

1. CONFIRMED – Joe Cole completes £3 million transfer to West Ham United from Liverpool. (DailyMail)

2. Chelsea are expected to announce the £7 million signing of Demba Ba soon. (NewsNow)

3. Arsenal transfer target Yann M’Vila has indicated that he could leave French club Rennes over the winter transfer window. (BleacherReport)

4. Harry Redknapp is hoping Lyon’s France international right-back Anthony Reveillere, 33, will sign for Queens Park Rangers. (Daily Telegraph)

5. Fulham are waiting on the results of a medical as they ponder giving Ghana international midfielder Derek Boateng a deal at Craven Cottage. (DailyMail)

6. Aston Villa, Newcastle and Tottenham Hotspur have made enquiries about Toulose contract rebel Moussa Sissoko (insidefutbol)

7. Sunderland manager Martin O’Neill is targeting Paris St Germain striker Guillaume Hoarau (Daily Mirror)

8. West Ham are willing to let 25-year-old striker Modibo Maiga leave the club for Newcastle. (The Sun)

9. Chelsea are willing to part with around £24 m for Argentine striker Gonzalo Higuain, 25, of Real Madrid (AS)

10. Alexandre Pato will return to Brazil after AC Milan confirmed they had reached an agreement with Corinthians over the forward’s transfer for around €6.7 million. (Sky Sports)

11. Sebastien Squillaci acknowledges that his time at Arsenal is coming to an end, with a move elsewhere now on the cards ( Sky Sports)