Sky Germany have now put out their latest updates on Chelsea’s attempts to sign Xavi Simons from RB Leipzig this window.This one has well and truly turned into one of those transfer sagas that just

RB Leipzig's Xavi Simons has told the club that he only wants a transfer to Chelsea, despite interest from Bayern and Man City, sources have told ESPN.

After missing training in pre-season because of the speculation, Simons returned to the Leipzig team at the weekend to score a goal and create another in a 4–2 victory over Sandhausen in the DFB-Pokal, after which Schäfer fired a message to the teams chasing Simons’s signature.