Chelsea has increasingly been tempted to perform their interest in Xavi Simons, and felt an opportunity, while rival clubs hesitate in the race for one of Europe's smartest young talents.
RB Leipzig -attacker Simons, 22, was recommended this summer with interest from various top clubs. His camp had kept the hope that a move to Barcelona could be created, but the chance is defects in the midst of the continuous financial limitations and priorities of the club.
Bayern Munich has also kept an interest, but that potential deal still has to progress, so Chelsea started to weigh a movement.
Sources suggest that new contact is possible this week, with Chelsea in the temptation to take advantage of an opportunity in the market.
Leipzig is actively looking to discharge him and have identified the Premier League as the best route to obtain a strong fee.
Chelsea has been informed in recent weeks, but has not yet been committed to an offer. Simons is currently appreciated at around € 70 million, but Chelsea wonders if there is any room to negotiate.
Xavi Simons' offensive statistics from the previous season. Opta by Statspleform
One of the most important focus of their strategy in this transfer window is to ensure that they achieve good value in every deal, and this can be such a chance.
Chelsea watched various players last week, including Alejandro Garnacho, Morgan Rogers and Ebereechi Eze. Nothing is completely discounted at this stage, but what makes it particularly intriguing from Chelsea is the eagerness of Simons to play in England.
He wants to test himself in the Premier League and is supposed to have a preference for a move to London.
Arsenal and Manchester City have carried out both background work on Simons since the end of last season, but have not gone further than exploratory conversations. However, Arsenal is not entirely out of the running. Despite no progress since their first approach more than a month ago, the Gunners are admirers and the developments are still keeping an eye on.
The attack by Xavi Simons bears in the Bundesliga.
In the meantime, German giants Bayern Munich are also connected to Simons, and the interest is real. From the weekend, however, they had not made a concrete move to sign it. Their focus was on other attacking options instead, namely Luis Diaz from Liverpool and Lyon's Malick Fofana, who have been higher on the shortlist.
A key factor that could accelerate Chelsea's interest in Simons is the future of Nicolas Jackson.
The striker is monitored by Manchester United, who can move for him if they can agree on a reasonable fee.
When Jackson leaves, Chelsea would like to try to strengthen their front line and Simons has become a more prominent name in internal discussions.