TRANSFER ZONE - 22nd August 2013

• Tottenham are on the verge of selling Welsh winger Gareth Bale to Real Madrid for a world record fee of £94 million.

• Arsenal have switched their attention to Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema after failing in their bids to land a top striker.

• Chelsea will table a third bid for England striker Wayne Rooney after their premier league match with Manchester United at Old Trafford on next Monday.

• Liverpool have rejected a £10 million bid from Napoli for defender Martin Skrtel.

• Chelsea are leading the race to sign England starlet Eric Dier.

•  Manchester City are stepping up efforts to sign Atletico Madrid stopper Martin Demichelis after their initial offer was rejected.

• Crystal Palace have confirmed the signing of Jason Puncheon on a season-long loan from Southampton.

• Valencia have rejected Arsenal's £6 million bid for goalkeeper Vicente Guaita whose buy-out clause is at £20 million.

•  Liverpool have resurrected their interest in Sporting Lisbon defender Tiago Ilori.

• Sunderland are set to complete the signing of Panathinaikos winger Charis Mavrias.

•  Tottenham striker Emmanuel Adebayor has refused to be forced out of White Hart Lane despite sustained interest from Turkish club Besiktas.