FOOTBALL DIGEST

SWANSEA are close to signing Las Palmas midfielder Roque Mesa for £11m. Paul Clement identified a central midfielder and a striker as summer priorities and Mesa would address the former, with a pass-completion rate of 91.4 per cent — the fourth highest in La Liga. Chelsea’s Tammy Abraham has been earmarked for the forward role on a loan deal.

BURNLEY have made a £3m bid for unsettled Stoke forward Jon Walters. LEICESTER’S Nampalys Mendy has ruled out a reunion with former Foxes boss Claudio Ranieri at Nantes and is expected to join Bordeaux for £13m.

HARRY WINKS is expected to be fit for the start of the season. The Tottenham midfielder missed the final weeks of last season with a serious ankle injury but should participate in the majority of Spurs’ pre-season campaign.

FORMER Nottingham Forest boss Dougie Freedman is the leading contender to become the next OXFORD UNITED manager. The League One side are on the lookout for a new manager after Michael Appleton’s departure for Leicester.