The Bournemouth center-back looks set to be one of the biggest transfer stories of the summer - but it seems increasingly unlikely he ends up at Anfield.

While eyes for Enzo Maresca and his Chelsea squad are on both the end of the Premier League season and the UEFA Conference League, work ahead of the summer will be going on in the background. The Blues will be looking to build on the late win over Fulham last weekend when they are back in Premier League action in Saturday’s early kick-off against Everton at Stamford Bridge.

Arsenal, Liverpool and Real Madrid have all expressed an interest in Huijsen but it is Chelsea, who perhaps surprisingly, lead the race, according to the Independent. The Blues are prepared to offer the player a seven-year deal to which Huijsen is said to be ‘giving serious consideration to’.