TRANSFER ZONE - 18th July 2013

• Manchester United are set to launch a £60 million bid for Tottenham and Welsh winger Gareth Bale.

• Chelsea are set to return with an improved bid for Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney after their initial £22 million bid was rejected yesterday.

• Arsenal are in pole position to meet Liverpool's £40 million valuation of want-away striker Luis Suarez after Real Madrid valued the Uruguayan forward at £25 million.

• Aston Villa striker Christian Benteke is set for showdown talks with the club over his future at Villa Park.

• Arsenal Boss Arsene Wenger has labelled Manchester United's chase for Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas as a "waste of time".

• Newcastle United are set to offload Papiss Cisse after the Senegalese striker refused to wear the club sponsored kit by pay-day lenders Wonga.

• Italian clubside Napoli are lining up a move for Arsenal target Gonzalo Higuain.

• Spanish clubside Sevilla have confirmed that striker Alvaro Negredo is set to join Manchester City subject to passing a medical.

• Atletico Madrid have launched an audacious £17.5 million bid for Arsenal playmaker Santi Cazorla.

• Tottenham are lining up a move for Real Betis starlet Alvaro Vadillo dubbed the 'next Gareth Bale'.

• Liverpool are interested in Atletico Mineiro teenage sensation Bernard.  

• French clubside Lyon are set to offer Yoann Gourcuff as a makeweight in their bid to land Arsenal winger Gervinho.