Celtic will offer Craig Gordon a bumper pay rise in a bid to convince the Scotland No1 his future lies in Glasgow.
Sportsmail understands Chelsea will lodge a second offer for the 34-year-old before Tuesday’s transfer deadline.
An opening bid of £2.5million from the English Premier League leaders was kicked out after Brendan Rodgers warned that his goalkeeper is not for sale.
However, Chelsea are determined to secure an understudy for Thibaut Courtois before selling Asmir Begovic to Bournemouth, and the likelihood of a second attempt prompted Gordon’s agent to travel to Glasgow for crunch talks over a new deal with Rodgers yesterday.