His struggles pushed Chelsea further into the striker market signing former Ipswich Town and Brighton and Hove Albion players Liam Delap and João Pedro respectively. Both players have enjoyed strong starts to their life at Stamford Bridge aiding the Blues to the FIFA Club World Cup and scoring in preseason.

Xavi Simons to Chelsea could be massively helped after the latest updates from The Athletic this Monday morning.We first started to hear strong links suggesting that Chelsea could use the advantage

Chelsea are interested in signing Xavi Simons this summer and it could well be that the attacking midfielder is included in the matchday squad to face Crystal Palace this weekend. The Blues returned to Cobham last week to begin preparations for the new campaign following a longer than usual 2024/25 season.