TRANSFER ZONE - June 12th 2016

• Arsenal have lined up PSG and Uruguayan striker Edinson Cavani as an alternative should the club fail in their bid to land Leicester City hitman Jamie Vardy. In a similar development, the club are also weighing up a £15 million move for Albania striker Elseid Hysaj. In other news, Arsenal are ready to loan Poland goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny back to Roma next season.

• Manchester United have lined up a £22 million bid for Leicester City and France midfielder N'Golo Kante. New Boss Jose Mourinho who has been reportedly handed a £200 million transfer war chest, has completed his first signing with the £30 million capture of Villareal defender Eric Bailly on a four-year deal. The Portuguese tactician has been linked with a move for Inter Milan defender Joao Miranda. In other news, the release clause of David de Gea is set to expire in the next few days, with Real Madrid running out of time to sign the Spanish goalkeeper. Meanwhile, Barcelona are set to beat Manchester United in the race to sign Valencia midfielder Andre Gomes.

• Manchester City have been asked to fork out £65 million to land Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. New Boss Pep Guardiola have lined up moves for Athletic Bilbao defender Aymeric Laporte, and wants Bayern Munich defender Jerome Boateng back to the Etihad Stadium. In other news, Yaya Toure and Pablo Zabaleta are reportedly set to quit the club with a move to AC Milan should Manuel Pellegrini join the Italian club. 

• Liverpool are set to launch a bid for Argentine defender Gabriel Mercado, a revelation at the on-going Copa America Centenario. In a related development, the Anfield club have lined up summer moves for Barcelona winger Cristian Tello and Bayern Munich's Mario Gotze. In other news, club target Piotr Zielinski is close to joining Italian club Napoli. 

• Reports suggests that Chelsea have made an enquiry to sign West Ham and France sensational forward Dimitri Payet.

• French giants PSG have lined up a £153 million move for Barcelona star Neymar as a replacement for Premier-league bound Zlatan Ibrahimovic. 

• Italian giants Juventus are set to firm up their interest with a bid for Everton striker Romelu Lukaku. The Belgian forward is in search of Champions league football next season and has turned down a move back to former club Chelsea.