Tottenham Hotspur are close to completing the signing of Xavi Simons from RB Leipzig with Chelsea having also been interested in the attacking midfielder.

The clubs have agreed a deal worth just over £51m, while the 22-year-old has also agreed personal terms.

It comes after successful negotiations between Spurs and RB Leipzig, who hold a good relationship.

Chelsea are set to miss out to their Premier League rivals, having also been interested in Simons. They have already agreed a £40m fee with Manchester United to sign Alejandro Garnacho.

Simons was excused from training on Thursday, according to Sky in Germany, and travelled to London to explore a move to the Premier League.

Spurs have made signing a No 10 a priority and Simons fits the bill. The club missed out on signing Eberechi Eze recently, who chose a move to north London rivals Arsenal instead.

Simons played predominantly as a No 8 on the left side of Leipzig’s 4-3-3 midfield last season but he can also play off a striker and come in from wider positions in the attack.

Simons came through La Masia, the famed Barcelona academy, from where he initially attracted Chelsea’s interest, before going on to Paris Saint-Germain and then RB Leipzig.

Spurs in the hunt for three positions

As well as Simons, West Ham’s Lucas Paqueta and Aston Villa’s Morgan Rogers are well-liked at Spurs – but both are considered not for sale.

Nico Paz is also admired, but a deal for the Como attacking midfielder is considered a non-starter due to Real Madrid’s financial interest in the player. They have a 50-per-cent sell-on inserted in his contract and a buy-back clause worth £8.7m.

Spurs also missed out on Morgan Gibbs-White this summer when he signed a new Nottingham Forest contract.

As well as a No 10, Spurs want to sign a left winger and have targeted Man City’s Savinho. However, City do not want to sell and he is almost certain to stay at City.

A left-sided centre-back is also a position Spurs would like to strengthen before the window closes.

Thomas Frank giving the green light for Luka Vuskovic to join Hamburg on loan could be an indication that there is confidence at Spurs that a centre-back will come in. Ideally it would be a left-footed one.

Bayer Leverkusen centre-back Piero Hincapie had his admirers inside the club but is not a player they are considering amid interest from Arsenal. With Frank often switching to a back three, a late move for a senior defender remains possible.