London rivals to good friends? Chelsea have 'no desire to demolish bridges' with Tottenham as Blues allow Spurs to sign Xavi Simons without Willian-style hijack

Chelsea opted against attempting to block Tottenham's deal to sign Xavi Simons, having "built bridges" with their London rivals in recent years.

  • Spurs closing in on Simons
  • had agreed terms
  • Blues have no plans of standing in their way

London rivals to good friends? Chelsea have 'no desire to demolish bridges' with Tottenham as Blues allow Spurs to sign Xavi Simons without Willian-style hijackLondon rivals to good friends? Chelsea have 'no desire to demolish bridges' with Tottenham as Blues allow Spurs to sign Xavi Simons without Willian-style hijackLondon rivals to good friends? Chelsea have 'no desire to demolish bridges' with Tottenham as Blues allow Spurs to sign Xavi Simons without Willian-style hijack

Simons is closing in on a move to north London, having undergone a medical ahead of his €60 million (£52m/$70m) move from . That comes despite the fact that the international had agreed terms with the Blues over a possible move to Stamford Bridge.

Matt Law of the Telegraph reports that the Blues have opted against rivalling ‘s bid for Simons – in the same الذي - التي did with Eberechi Eze, or the Blues did with back in 2013 – because they have “built bridges” with their London rivals and have no intention to “demolish” them.

Law reports that Chelsea did not actually table a formal bid for Simons, despite engaging in talks with intermediaries. He is now poised to become Spurs’ much-needed No.10, given that James Maddison is out for the season with an ACL injury.

Spurs face this weekend while Chelsea play in a London . Simons is expected to be presented as a new Tottenham player prior to kick-off against the Cherries.