Chelsea was urged to cancel the £ 61 million transfer agreement for Xavi Simons of RB Leipzig.
Chelsea is negotiating with RB Leipzig after agreeing to personal terms with the Dutch multi -purpose attack player, Xavi Simons. With Leipzig requiring about 70 million euros to the 22 -year -old, Chelsea are currently selling players to have a budget for this deal.
The Blues sold Joao Felix to Al Nassr for £ 43.7 million and earned more than £ 50 million through the sale of Noni Madueke to Arsenal. Simons, who can play at the No. 10 or left -wing midfielder, have 76 appearances for Leipzig in the last two seasons and have 28 caps on the Dutch team.
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Chelsea was advised to refuse to recruit Xavi Simons in the summer of 2025. |
Chelsea put a lot of expectations on Simons but former striker Jan Age Fjortoft had many doubts about this agreement and thought that he could be another Nkunku. Christopher Nkunku was sold this summer after another disappointing season at Stamford Bridge.
Like Simons, the French player impressed at RB Leipzig before moving to West London with a fee of 52 million pounds by 2023. Talking about Chelsea pursuing Simons, Fjortoft shared with ESPN: “Chelsea is being contacted with Xavi Simons. But I'm afraid he will become a new Nkunku. I'm not sure Xavi Simons will help Chelsea better. I feel like Chelsea has a lot of players like him.
He is an excellent player, but can he go further? Is he who can be from a good player to become an excellent player? You see that potential in some players, but I'm not sure about Xavi Simons. ”