Chelseaappear ready to sign 22-year-old Xavi Simons, who left PSG earlier this year, while Arsenal is also showing interest. Wherever Simons lands, PSGis expected to earn a solid profit from the transfer.
Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano reported that Leipzig agreed toan €80 million dealfor Simons, with €55 million paid upfront. The Dutch midfielder’s contract runsthrough June 2027, and PSG included a sell-on clause to secure a cut ofany future transfer fees.
That approach is already paying off.Adam Crafton of The Athletic revealed that PSG recently received €17 million (£15 million) from Hugo Ekitiké’s move to Liverpool thanks to a similar clause.
Romano also mentioned that Chelseaare makingstrong progress in personal terms. Simons is reportedly open to the move and interested in joining the Premier League club, though talks are still ongoing.
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Florian Plettenberg from Sky Sport Germany reports that Simons has already agreed to full terms with Chelsea and is stilleager to join, patiently waiting.
Chelsea continue to push to finalize the Simons deal, but needs to offload more players first. A swap involving Christopher Nkunku isn’t on the table right now, though RB Leipzig remain open to a loan for Nkunku.At the moment, thefull Xavi deal is just too costly for FC Bayern Munich.
🚨🔵 #Xavi Simons has already agreed full terms with Chelsea and is still willing to join #CFC, waiting patiently.
Chelsea are still signalling that they want to finalise the Xavi deal but first need further player offloads. A swap deal involving Christopher #Nkunku is currently… pic.twitter.com/cFIEWcVnZK
— Florian Plettenberg (@Plettigoal) August 11, 2025
Recently, Romano shared an update on the file that Chelseahave yet to find common ground with Leipzig over a transfer fee.
“For Xavi Simons, talks are further along, Chelsea are in advanced verbal discussions with RB Leipzig but a formal club-to-club agreement has yet to be reached with player sales remaining a requirement before negotiating a transfer fee,”Romano wrote in his column for CaughtOffside.
“Both Garnacho and Simons are considered priority signings for the Blues, but for now, Chelsea’s summer plans depend on completing their outgoing deals before they can make their decisive moves in the market.”
According to arecent report from Sky Sports, Chelseaare still in talks with Leipzig over Xavi Simons.The two clubs are said to be around £10 million aparton how they value the player.