TBR Football can exclusively confirm that Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea sent scouts to watch Friday night’s Bundesliga clash between Wolfsburg and RB Leipzig.
Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea are all likely to be busy in the summer transfer window as they look to strengthen their ranks in pursuit of more fruitful seasons next time round
The Reds are favourites for the Premier League title, while the Gunners are doing well in the Champions League, but both sides will be eager to compete on multiple fronts next term.
Meanwhile, Chelsea remain far from the finished product and will want to strengthen further in order to challenge in the Premier League and Champions League.
RB Leipzig boast a multitude of top players and the club’s business model centres around turning good prospects into world-class talents to then be sold at a profit.
With that in mind, the likes of Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea were keen to watch them in action, and three players in particular were in their sights.
RB Leipzig trio Xavi Simons, Castello Lukeba and Benjamin Sesko eyed by Premier League scouts in 3-2 win over Wolfsburg
TBR Football chief correspondent Graeme Bailey has confirmed that Xavi Simons was one of the players who the Premier League scouts were keen on watching.
They will no doubt have been impressed by Simons, who scored two goals that ultimately proved crucial in securing all three points despite a second-half Wolfsburg fightback.
While Simons was the star of the show, Premier League scouts were also keen on watching Leipzig centre-back Castello Lukeba and striker Benjamin Sesko.
What Xavi Simons, Castello Lukeba and Benjamin Sesko could bring to the Premier League
Simons has been on the Premier League radar for a number of years now and, with another superb season under his belt, interest in the 21-year-old is stronger than ever.
The Bundesliga website previously compared Simons to Jamal Musiala, writing in 2024: “Like the Bayern midfield star, he loves nothing more than gliding towards an opposition defence with the ball at his feet – and is just as happy to play a sleek pass on the edge of the box as shoot himself.
“He can be deployed on the left like Musiala, and also shares a clinical touch for goal that is every bit as fine as his nimble play.”
Meanwhile, Lukeba has been likened to Manchester City star Josko Gvardiol by the same outlet.
“As well as being a very modern left-sided central defender, Lukeba’s reading of the game, timing in the tackle, physicality and ability to distribute the ball from the back are reminiscent of a certain Gvardiol,” they wrote.
“No wonder Leipzig turned to the Lyon native when the Croatian made his move to the English Premier League.”
As for Sesko, he is set to be one of the most in-demand players on the market this summer after another impressive season for Leipzig.
Sesko has been compared to Erling Haaland and has clearly shown he has what it takes to thrive at the highest levels of the Premier League.