Noni Madueke example sends wonderkid harsh Chelsea transfer truth amid Ruud van Nistelrooy fears

Xavi Simons has finally begun to show signs of his world-class potential for PSV Eindhoven this season and, with a big summer move on the cards, he's been steered away from joining Chelsea

The attacking midfielder left the Spanish giants for the PSG nearly four years ago but, after struggling for first-team opportunities in the French capital, he returned to his homeland. Since joining PSV, Simons has finally begun to fulfil his lofty potential and thus worked himself back onto the radar of Europe's top clubs.

But with a big move expected in the summer, the teenage sensation has been encouraged to think carefully about his future and consider a far more modest club rather than Chelsea or PSG where he'll be thrown back under the limelight. Speaking on Dutch TV show Veronica Inside, Vink suggested a move to Benfica, Napoli or Borussia Dortmund for Simons, should he decide to leave.

"He radiates a lot of fun and just keeps going," said the former Netherlands international, as quoted by Tribal Football. "I was jokingly wondering if you can outgrow the Eredivisie within a year, but Simons proves it from the start and is decisive at PSV.

"I hope he stays after this season. If he were to go to Chelsea or return to Paris Saint-Germain, he would get much less playing time and his development would stagnate. Then you better go to a modest club in the Champions League where you can still be the man.

"Couldn't a club like Benfica be a next step for him? Napoli, or Borussia Dortmund? He can be challenged there again. Just look at Noni Madueke. That was such a great talent at PSV and when he left everyone spoke about a big loss for PSV.

"But then he chooses Chelsea, and it's nothing. Simons is best off going somewhere where he doesn't have to deal with 34 competing players."

"I certainly build in that reality. You can't hide the unrest within the club either. With the supervisory board, the technical director leaving and from September to March you have no one there. You can already notice the difference that Earnie Stewart is there.

"That just gives a lot of support and peace of mind. There is also a lot more work that can be done. I'm quite pragmatic and take things as they come, but I do care about what I'm doing. I want to give the team a lot of compliments.

"If it is not quiet within a club, it always seeps through and we have to deal with that. The boys and the staff do that with all their might and the staff does that too."