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).

RB Leipzig have named Xavi Simons in their training camp squad that will travel to Donaueschingen today. Despite this, Philipp Hinze reports that talks between Simons’ entourage and Chelsea are