TRANSFER ZONE - 21st July 2013

• Manchester United have returned with an improved £30 million bid for Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas.

• Chelsea are preparing to return with a £25 million bid for Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney.

• Arsenal are lining up a £15 million bid for Bayern Munich midfielder Luiz Gustavo.

• Manchester United have also tabled a £15 million bid for Newcastle United midfielder Yohan Cabaye.

• Real Madrid Boss Carlo Ancelotti has revealed that star winger Cristiano Ronaldo is set to sign a new deal with the club despite reports linking the Portuguese away from the Santiago Bernabeu.

• Chelsea are prepared to offer Didier Drogba a player-coach role in a bid to lure the Ivorian back to Stamford Bridge.

• Tottenham are preparing a fresh £18 million bid for Valencia striker Roberto Soldado.

• Fulham have also joined the race for the signature of Aston Villa striker Darren Bent.

• Napoli have lined up Internacional striker Leandro Damiao as a replacement for Edinson Cavani.

• West Ham United are preparing a swoop for former Chelsea forward Salomon Kalou.

• Tottenham Manager Andre Villas Boas has denied claims that the club have received a bid for Gareth Bale from Manchester United and insists the Welsh winger is not for sale.

• Russian Club Rubin Kazan and German club Borussia Dortmund are interested in signing Newcastle United striker Papiss Cisse.

• Sunderland and Aston Villa are battling for the signature of Inter Milan and Serbian midfielder Zdravko Kuzmanovic.