No matter the championship and the team that trusts him, Xavi Simons is comfortable everywhere. After shining for PSV Eindhoven in the Netherlands, it is in Germany that the attacking midfielder shows the full extent of his talent. Returning to PSG for €4 million last summer, he was immediately loaned to RB Leipzig, a club specializing in nurturing young talents lacking playing time. As one might expect, it’s a success once again.
Very quickly becoming a major part of Marco Rose’s system, the 20-year-old player is racking up minutes and top-flight performances. If he experiences a slight setback this winter, like his team elsewhere, the Dutchman still has 6 goals and 9 assists in 26 matches in all competitions. Enough to make the current 4th in the Bundesliga want to keep him beyond his current loan, and why not one more season in the event of an agreement with PSG.
Bayern Munich interferes in the matter
It is not certain that this formula will please the French champion. On the one hand, Kylian Mbappé risks leaving for Real Madrid next season, as we told you ten days ago, on the other hand, the capital club does not have many offensive players creative in his squad, if not Lee Kang-in. And then there is another grain of sand that has just slipped into RB Leipzig’s plan. Sports Bild announces in its columns this evening that Xavi Simons is in the sights of Bayern Munich.
This is not surprising since every player who shines in the Bundesliga is closely or distantly followed by the Rekordmeister. PSG should undoubtedly have expected this by loaning the Oranje international (12 caps) to Germany. However, this information will necessarily have to be taken into account when deciding on the player’s future. The latter will undoubtedly not be insensitive to the Bavarian sirens and to Thomas Tuchel, a coach he knows well having worked with him in France…
