Chelsea remain locked in talks with RB Leipzig over a deal to sign Xavi Simons this summer and the west Londoners have now been handed a significant boost on that front

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).

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