Chelsea have failed with an opening bid for Ajax defender Jorrel Hato, reports in the Netherlands have revealed, but have received a counter proposal. The Blues were active early in the transfer window,

Chelsea's summer spending shows no signs of relenting, and only Liverpool have splashed more cash than the £200m shelled out by the Club World Cup champions during this transfer window.

“I still think in Chelsea’s absolute perfect, dream scenario, they’d probably sign Morgan Rogers,” Aston Villa fan Law said.