Real Madrid have apparently rekindled their interest in Liverpool’s Luis Suárez, after backing off due to their £40 million bid being rejected earlier this summer.

According to AS journalist, Javier Matallanas, sources close to Suárez contacted AS to tell them that Madrid have in fact reopened talks.

With the £86 Real Madrid are due to pay for Bale, they are looking to offset the Suárez transfer fee with funds raised from the sales of either Coentrão, Benzema, Di María and/or Özil.

Brendan Rodgers also previously stated that he was expected a late bid from Madrid for Suárez, though, continuing on to say that Suárez is not for sale as it is too late now to properly replace him.

After effectively polishing the tie off in Turkey last week, Arsenal go into the home leg with a significant advantage.

Wenger has spoken before of the importance of securing Champions League football in terms of building the squad and getting new players. It both gives us the financial capacity to do so, but also means the club can attract a higher calibre of player.

For this reason, he indicated that the club will not underestimate the Turks by fielding a weaker team.

As Gareth Bale looks to complete his £85million move from London to Madrid, the player who is under the direct threat of losing his position in the Madrid team could move the other way.

Argentine winger Angel di Maria has been subject to a €30million bid from Arsenal, in an attempt to steal him from the Galacticos where he will more than likely warm the bench.

Bench warmer

As the La Liga side look to be splashing out a world record deal on the Welsh Spurs winger, there can be no way that the 25-year old who joined Madrid from Benfica in 2010 expects to make the first team ahead of him.

As Arsene Wenger faces a fans' backlash if he does not reinvest, the latest name to be pulled out of the rumour mill is Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema.

However an interview with the player’s agent has revealed that there is only one way which Benzema will leave Real Madrid: FEET FIRST.

Having given up on Luis Suarez and missed out on most of the summer transfer targets including the likes of Gonzalo Higuain and Vicente Guaita, Wenger supposedly turned his attention to the French striker after the 3-0 win in Istanbul.

We could very well be seeing Newcastle’s Yohan Cabaye in North London sooner rather than later.

As we all know, Allan Pardew in part blames Arsenal and Wenger for their 4-0 thumping by Manchester City on Monday as Wenger’s ‘derisory’ £10 million bid turned Cabaye’s head enough that he was withdrawn from Newcastle’s squad ahead of the match.

Update

Now, though, it seems as if Cabaye is almost desperate to jump ship, after Newcastle’s 16th place struggle last season.

It appears Arsenal turned Cabaye’s head even more so than we may have thought as very reliable Newcastle journalist, Lee Ryder, posted this morning, via twitter, that Cabaye refused to play in today’s match versus West Ham - which ended goalless.