Arsenal bid £40million for Karim Benzema? Transfer news and gossip

The summer transfer window is well and truly in full swing.

We're not even halfway through but we already have ourselves another full blown saga on our hands.

It's Christian Benteke at the centre of attentions on Friday, with Liverpool aiming to tie up a deal for Aston Villa's Belgian striker.

But there's plenty more to keep fans of other clubs interested this morning.

Here are the latest transfer bits:

Transfer news from other newspapers and websites

Arsenal are set to bid £40million for Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema (Sun)

Chelsea have joined in the race for Newcastle target Aleksandar Mitrovic (Star)

Tottenham are ready to offer Aaron Lennon plus cash for Everton midfielder James McCarthy (Mail)

PSG are confident they can get a deal for Manchester United's Angel Di Maria over the line this summer (Mail)

Aston Villa are set to replace Christian Benteke with Tottenham forward Emmanuel Adebayor (Birmingham Mail)

Bayern Munich are close to sealing a £28m deal for Juventus' Arturo Vidal (Guardian)

QPR have told Crystal Palace to cough up £3.5m for goalkeeper Alex McCarthy (Evening Standard)