VILLA REJECT £10m CHESTER BID FROM STOKE

ASToN VILLA have rejected Stoke City’s £10m bid for captain James Chester (right) and warned he is not for sale. Villa are now prepared to offer 29-year-old Chester a new contract.

BRIGhToN are poised to sign highly-rated ecuador international Billy Arce. The 20-year-old midfielder from Independiente del Valle will sign a four-year contract, then be loaned to Albacete.