Chelsea will make a second bid for Leicester City midfielder Danny Drinkwater in the coming week as they attempt to make at least three new signings before the transfer window shuts.

As revealed by Telegraph Sport, Leicester have already rejected one offer from Chelsea of around £15 million for Drinkwater this summer. Drinkwater has been left in the dark over his future, but Chelsea are preparing a second offer that is likely to be worth over £25m for the 27-year-old.

It is understood that Drinkwater is interested in a move to Chelsea, even though he may find himself behind N’Golo Kante, Tiemoue Bakayoko and Cesc Fabregas in head coach Antonio Conte’s pecking order. But Leicester could put up a fight for Drinkwater and demand the £40m Chelsea received from Manchester United for Nemanja Matic.

The departure of Matic has left Conte short of options in the middle of the park as he plots how to combine Chelsea’s Premier League title defence with a return to the Champions League.