Chelsea are making big progress towards signing Xavi Simons after Fabrizio Romano revealed the latest on their negotiations for the RB Leipzig star.

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).

Despite negotiations with Chelsea: Xavi Simons is in RB Leipzig’s starting lineup for the friendly against Toulouse. Still no agreement has been reached; talks are ongoing - while Leipzig continue to demand a total package of €70m (including add-ons). There is still no… pic.twitter.com/HvrgoDa7Yo