TRANSFER ZONE - 28th August 2013

• Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney will not be handing in a transfer request to leave the club thus ending Chelsea's pursuit of the England forward.

• Chelsea are set to complete the signing of Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o within the next 48 hours after missing out on Wayne Rooney.

•  Tottenham are in talks with Roma over a possible loan swap deal involving left-back Benoit Assou-Ekotto and Federico Balzaretti.

• Arsenal have joined Tottenham in the race to sign Bulgaria winger Todor Nedelev.

• Spanish club Sevilla have confirmed that Arsenal target Geoffrey Kondogbia is to buy-out the remainder of his contract which has £17.2 million release clause. The midfielder is expected to join French side Monaco.

• Liverpool winger Oussama Assaidi has completed a season-long loan switch to Stoke City.

•  Manchester United are weighing up an audacious £30 million move for Chelsea and Brazilian defender David Luiz.

•  Manchester City have lined up Valencia and France international Adil Rami to solve their defensive crisis.

• Chelsea are lining up a £3.5 million move for Porto winger Christian Atsu.

• Newcastle United have lined up Wigan midfielder James McCarthy as a replacement for play-maker Yohan Cabaye.

• Tottenham are set to complete the £26 million signing of Roma and Argentine forward Erik Lamela.