He is now making the heyday of Tottenham. Arrived in London this summer two seasons in Leipzig, Xavi Simons begins to take his place with the Spurs, with whom he was holder in the Champions League during their victory against Villarreal (1-0). Two years after his departure from Paris Saint-Germain, the Dutchman therefore finds the gratin of world football, a level at which he had been expected for a long time.
His Parisian adventure remains a failure. Arrived in 2019, at 16, from Barcelona where he had been formed, the winger never managed to win in the capital. Transferred to the PSV Eindhoven after only 11 games played, he returned to Paris a year later before chaining two loans and a final sale in Leipzig.
However, his talent has never been questioned. So how to explain this failure? His agent Ali Barat has a beginning of response, and explained it to RMC Sport. “PSG was not in this current phase of development for young people, even if it has played a few games,” he said. He then performed very well at the PSV, in Leipzig, and with the Dutch national team. He is now fully part of a project in Tottenham. »»
However, this situation leaves him “no regret”. “In football, there is no room for regrets. You always have to look at it, ”he said, assuring that his player shared this opinion.
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