Tottenham made a £25m offer for former England Under-21 midfielder Jack Grealish, 22, on Tuesday and are awaiting a response from Aston Villa.

Kepa will replace Belgium's Thibaut Courtois, who is confident his refusal to return to Chelsea to train will be rewarded with a move to Real Madrid. The Spanish side are prepared to allow Croatia midfielder Mateo Kovacic, 24, to move to Stamford Bridge on loan as part of the deal

Chelsea are also considering a £30m bid for Arsenal's Wales midfielder Aaron Ramsey, 27

Stoke City are close to agreeing a £10m fee with Huddersfield Town for 26-year-old English winger Tom Ince

Leicester City have agreed a £12.5m fee with Liverpool for 25-year-old goalkeeper Danny Ward and will meet with the Wales international in the next 24 hours.