Transfer news LIVE: Chelsea ‘close in on Gittens', Kerkez to have Liverpool medical, Eze to Spurs EXCLUSIVE
THE thrills and spills of the summer transfer window are well underway with some huge deals in the pipeline.
SunSport can exclusively reveal that Eberechi Eze is interested in spearheading Thomas Frank's Tottenham revolution.
In other news, Milos Kerkez is set to undergo his Liverpool medical today ahead of a £40m move from Bournemouth.
Elsewhere, Chelsea are closing in on a deal to sign Borussia Dortmund's Jamie Gittens, with the winger preferring a move to Stamford Bridge this summer, according to reports.
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