TRANSFER ZONE - 5th January 2014

• Chelsea are ready to return with a £30 million bid for Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney if the England international fails to sign a new deal at Old Trafford.

• Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has admitted that the club are likely to be forced into the January transfer market in search of a striker.

• PSG are preparing an audacious bid for Chelsea star Eden Hazard come this summer.

• Arsenal are believed to be considering a move for Bayern Munich forward Mario Mandzukic.

• Chelsea have had their £13 million bid for Inter Milan midfielder Fredy Guarin knocked back.

• West Ham United are preparing a £6 million bid for Chelsea striker Demba Ba.

• Stoke City are interested in signing loanee Stephen Ireland on a permanent deal from Aston Villa.

• Roma midfielder Daniele De Rossi has stated that he would have committed suicide by now if he had joined Manchester United.