Chelsea has more and more tried to intensify their interest in Xavi Simons, feeling an opportunity while rival clubs hesitate in the race for one of the brightest young talents in Europe.
RB Leipzig striker Simons, 22, was praised this summer with interest from several high -level clubs. His camp had hoped that a move to Barcelona could materialize, but the chances were faded in the midst of the constraints and financial priorities of the club.
Bayern Munich has also aroused interest, but this potential agreement has not yet progressed, so Chelsea began to weigh a movement.
Sources suggest that new contacts are possible this week, Chelsea attempted to capitalize on an opportunity on the market.
Leipzig actively seeks to unload it and identified the Premier League as the best route to obtain solid costs.
Chelsea has been informed in recent weeks, but have not yet engaged in an offer. Simons is currently estimated at around 70 million euros, but Chelsea wonders if there can be a place to negotiate.
One of the main objectives of their strategy in this transfer window is to ensure that they guarantee good value in each agreement, and this could be one of these opportunities.
Chelsea examined several players last week, including Alejandro Garnacho, Morgan Rogers and Ebelechi Eze. Nothing is completely reduced to this stage, but what makes it particularly intriguing on the side of Chelsea is the eagerness of simons to play in England.
He wants to test himself in the Premier League and should have a preference for a move to London.
Arsenal and Manchester City have both carried out substantive work on Simons since the end of last season, but have not pushed beyond the exploratory talks. Arsenal, however, is not completely out of the race. Despite no progress since their initial approach over a month ago, the Gunners remain admirers and always had an eye on developments.
In the meantime, The German giants of Bayern Munich are also linked to Simons, and the interest is authentic. During the weekend, however, they had not done a concrete move to sign it. Rather, their goal was to focus on other attack options, namely Luis Diaz from Liverpool and Malick Fofana from Lyon, which were higher on the restricted list.
A key factor that could accelerate Chelsea’s interest in Simons is the future of Nicolas Jackson.
The attacker is monitored by Manchester United, who can move for him if he can agree on reasonable costs.
If Jackson leaves, Chelsea would seek to strengthen their front line, and Simons has become a more important name in internal discussions.
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