Chelsea are looking to make progress on a number of sales as they seek to push through deals for RB Leipzig attacking midfielder Xavi Simons and Ajax defender Jorrel Hato

The Blues are locked in talks with RB Leipzig over a deal to sign Simons, football.london has reported. The 22-year-old has had representatives talking to the Blues in recent days over a move and there is now a broad verbal agreement in place over personal terms.

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.