Enzo Maresca could be on the verge of welcoming another signing to Chelsea after Jorrel Hato was left out of Ajax’s pre-season squad to face Celtic.

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 ($58.8m).

Chelsea have reportedly now made an offer to sign a 20-year-old attacker this window, and it’s not Xavi Simons.I mean, Simons is also 22-years-old and not 20. But he has been all the talk this week

Xavi Simons' future remains up in the air as the RB Leipzig star continues pre-season training amid Chelsea's pursuit of the attacking midfielder.