The Athletic are continuing to link Chelsea with an alternative name to Xavi Simons and it will not go away right now.Some Chelsea fans would perhaps not want the links to go away anyway as they

Monday saw progress made on a lot of deals. Midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall is expected to head to Everton after a £29million fee (including add-ons) was agreed between the clubs. That switch comes just a year after he completed a £30million transfer from boyhood club Leicester City.

The Blues have already signed attacking players such as Liam Delap, Joao Pedro and Jamie Gittens this summer and Xavi Simons could be next.