He didn’t even have time to unpack his suitcase before he left. Announced back on July 16 at PSG, which exercised its purchase option of € 6 million, Xavi Simons is taking the road to RB Leipzig. The Dutch attacking midfielder nevertheless took the time to sign a 4-year contract with the Parisians before being loaned to the German club. He successfully passed his medical examination, a sine qua non for his signature. It is now official.
“After a season spent at PSV Eindhoven, Xavi Simons is back at Paris Saint-Germain until 2027. The Dutch attacking midfielder will be loaned to German club RB Leipzig for the 2023-2024 season” announces the press release. Everything indicates that it is a dry one-year loan since neither of the two press releases mentions a purchase option.
Nkunku’s successor at Leipzig
The future of Xavi Simons in Paris basically depended on two things, the futures of Neymar and Kylian Mbappé. It’s still far from settled but PSG preferred to let the Dutch international harden up at an even higher level. For his first real professional season, he had an absolutely splendid exercise with PSV Eindhoven, scoring 19 goals for 9 assists in 34 Eredivisie matches. Real promises for the future.
This sequel will be written in the Bundesliga. The 20-year-old will take over from Christopher Nkunku in Leipzig’s attacking sector. In this club, renowned for its patience and its efficiency with young shoots who need to confirm at the highest level, Simons hopes to spend a new camp and take advantage of the European scene to assert itself a little more. After that, it will be time to think about the rest of his career, at PSG or elsewhere.
