Bournemouth face competition for Chelsea defender Nathan Ake

Bournemouth face competition to sign Chelsea defender Nathan Ake.

Sky Sports says Bournemouth are increasingly confident that they are close to agreeing a deal to sign Ake.

However, Southampton and Leicester are also interested in signing the 22-year-old centre-back.

Ake, valued in the region of £20m, spent the first of last season on loan at Bournemouth before being recalled in January.