TRANSFER ZONE - 5th August 2013

• Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney is set to hand in a transfer request to force a move away from the club.

• Real Madrid are in advanced talks with Tottenham over the transfer of Welsh winger Gareth Bale.

• Barcelona are set to table a second bid for £45 million Chelsea defender David Luiz.

• Liverpool striker Luis Suarez is set to force a move away from the club this week.

• Arsenal Boss Arsene Wenger has claimed that Manchester United target Cesc Fabregas will stay in Barcelona for at least one more season.

• Newcastle United are on the verge of completing the £2 million signing of QPR striker Loic Remy.

• Arsenal are confident of beating Barcelona and Schalke to the signature of 21-year old UAE playmaker Omar Abdulrahman.

• Liverpool, Swansea City and West Brom are all interested in a loan move for Chelsea and Nigerian defender Kenneth Omeruo.

• Arsenal winger Gervinho is on the verge of completing a £7 million switch to Roma after the Ivorian landed in Rome yesterday.

• Liverpool and Arsenal are in the race for the signature of MK Dons' young midfield giant Dele Alli.

• Tottenham are lining up a move for Porto defender Rolando.