Chelsea has intensified his search for the RB midfielder Leipzig Xavi Simons, sources told ESPN.
The 21 -year -old is open to join the Premier League and Leipzig club is willing to sell despite signing only Simons in January for an initial rate of € 50 million ($ 58.8 million).
Simons had spent the previous 18 months on loan in Leipzig from Paris Saint-Germain before permanently transferring.
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The sources have said that ESPN Leipzig hopes to make profits in any sale and is looking for a rate of more than 60 million euros.
Chelsea still does not agree in personal terms with Simons, who has also attracted the interest of Arsenal and Tottenham in the past, although it remains to be seen if any of the clubs enters the race this time. Reports in Germany suggest that Bayern Munich is also tracking the situation.
Simons would be the eighth summer firm of Chelsea if they had to complete an agreement. They are also advancing in conversations with Ajax for defender Jorrel Hato, 19.
