Tottenham are reportedly nervous of losing one of their transfer targets to Chelsea this summer but there’s also hijack noise.
The noise around Spurs hijacking a move for Chelsea to sign Xavi Simons from RB Leipzig makes little sense after reading the latest updates on this from The Telegraph this late morning.
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Spurs and Chelsea have been linked with Simons and Chelsea have been pursuing him all summer. Fabrizio Romano has always been up on the latest reports on Simons to Chelsea and he’s still being positive on it and expecting it to happen.
But Tottenham’s interest is also there, and this morning we have seen a report from Sky Germany amongst others suggesting Spurs are about to try and hijack Chelsea’s move for Simons. But how can they hijack a move but at the same time be cautious about it and losing out to Chelsea?
So, what is going on?
In that same report from The Telegraph above, they claim that Tottenham are nervous of losing Xavi Simons to Chelsea which has resulted with them proceeding with caution.
That hardly sounds like a club who are about to go all out to hijack a move, right?
Blues could pivot to Lopez
If Chelsea cannot land Simons, then there’s been a load of noise around Fermin Lopez of Barcelona. Apparently Barcelona have set a £60m asking price for him and Chelsea are keen.
The odd thing is that they are players who both play in the attacking midfielder position yet they are both different kind of players – so it doesn’t really make much sense to me.
I think they are both great players but I believe that Simons is probably more what Chelsea need to add right now.
More than we need? Huh? Where exactly is the creativity going to come from if Cole Palmer is out for any length of time? Sure, you can deputized Joao Pedro as a makeshift #10, or else Enzo, but neither is a true playmaker.
If you haven’t already (and from your comments I’m gathering you haven’t), watch Adam Clery’s tactical breakdown of Xavi Simons game on YouTube. I honestly knew only of Simons by reputation, but after watching the video analysis I came away convinced that he’d be an excellent addition and provide a much-needed insurance policy against a long-term Palmer absence (or returned dip in form)