Bundesliga rivals Bayern Munich have also been credited with an interest in signing Simons this summer. Leipzig signed the 22-year-old on a permanent deal in January from Paris Saint-Germain in a move reported to be worth €50million (£43million) and, now, Simons looks set to join a new club just a few months later.

CHELSEA are closing in on signing Xavi Simons – but one star could move the other way, according to reports. The Blues have had a busy summer and now have more funds to spend following the

Chelsea are closing in on agreeing personal terms with Xavi Simons with RB Leipzig who are also in talks over Carney Chukwuemeka.

Chelsea and Xavi Simons are getting closer to reaching a verbal agreement, according to Florian Plettenberg. Personal terms are not an issue, as the Netherlands attacker is reportedly open to the Chelsea project. It is believed that very good talks also took place with RB Leipzig yesterday, with more scheduled for today, July 23.

Chelsea seem to be progressing with a deal to sign Xavi Simons from RB Leipzig this window as the deal heats up. The main man Fabrizio Romano has been teasing this deal for a while now and he had some positive and fresh updates on it this morning as the deal appears to be progressing.

The Blues have already signed Liam Delap, Jamie Gittens and Joao Pedro to improve Enzo Maresca’s attacking options, but with the club looking to sell Joao Felix, Christopher Nkunku and Nicolas Jackson, it’s been widely reported that Chelsea are looking to add at least one more attacking player to the Italian manager’s squad this summer.

PSG sold Xavi Simons to RB Leipzig, and the Dutch midfielder has since drawn interest from several Premier League clubs, including Arsenal, Chelsea, and Tottenham Hotspur. Fabrizio Romano previously reported that Leipzig paid €80 million for Simons,

Chelsea are pondering a move for RB Leipzig attacker Xavi Simons this summer with Christopher Nkunku still expected to depart Stamford Bridge before September 1