Bale in Spain | No Cabaye, No Benzeama for Gunners & other EPL News

Paris St-Germain are set to beat Arsenal to the signing of Newcastle midfielder Yohan Cabaye by offering £17m for the 27-year-old.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is set to make a £10m bid for Newcastle's 25-year-old keeper Tim Krul. Wenger is also set to increase his bid to £17m for Krul's team mate, Cabaye, while the Arsenal boss is also eyeing Real Madrid winger Angel Di Maria, 25.

The Gunners could also make a new bid for Valencia goalkeeper Vicente Guaita after the La Liga club rejected an opening £4m offer for the 26-year-old. Karim Benzema's agent says the 25-year-old France striker will not be joining Arsenal from Real Madrid in this transfer window.

Gareth Bale, 24, has arrived in Spain while Tottenham and Real Madrid continue to discuss the forward's proposed move to the Bernabeu Welshman Bale has agreed a £97m six-year contract to join Spanish club Real Madrid. http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/gareth-bales-real-madrid-deal-2216264

Real Madrid winger Cristiano Ronaldo, 28, has informed former club Manchester United he would like to return to the club to end his career. http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/aug/24/cristiano-ronaldo-manchester-united-return-real

Spurs are set to sign £25m striker Erik Lamela from Roma this week as soon as the Italian club sign a replacement for the 21-year-old, who will be reunited with his former director of football Franco Baldini at White Hart Lane.