Chelsea have stepped up their pursuit of RB Leipzig midfielder Xavi Simons, sources have told ESPN. The 21-year-old is open to joining the Premier League club and Leipzig are willing to sell despite only signing Simons on a permanent basis in January for an initial fee of €50 million ($58.8m).

Voetbal International’s Joost Blaauwhof has emphasised that Xavi Simons is on his way from RB Leipzig. Chelsea are very interested in the Dutch international, who has a release clause in his

Chelsea are looking to make progress on a number of sales as they seek to push through deals for RB Leipzig attacking midfielder Xavi Simons and Ajax defender Jorrel Hato