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).

The very latest Chelsea FC transfer news and rumours with updates emerging on top summer targets Jorrel Hato and Xavi Simons.

Chelsea have reportedly now made an offer to sign a 20-year-old attacker this window, and it’s not Xavi Simons.I mean, Simons is also 22-years-old and not 20. But he has been all the talk this week