West Bromwich Albion, Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa are all battling to sign Tyrone Mings.
West Brom, Villa and Forest are all looking to snap up the powerful defender, who could be available this month.
Bournemouth have signed Chris Mepham, which means that they are now open to selling Mings, who can play at centre-back and left-back.
West Brom are at the head of the queue for him, but the Express and Star suggest that Forest and Villa may look to change his mind.
Both Martin O’Neill and Dean Smith are said to be prepared to offer Mings more guarantees of first-team football than Albion.
While West Brom already have Kieran Gibbs playing at left-back, Forest and Villa are in the market for a left-sided defender who can step straight into their starting line-up.
And while West Brom are currently the favourites to sign the former Ipswich man, Forest and Villa may attempt to sway him before a deal is done.
Mings would be a good signing for any Championship club, as his form in the second tier last time he played there earned him an £8 million move to Bournemouth (BBC Sport).
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