“The RB Leipzig reached an agreement with Paris Saint-Germain for the transfer of Xavi Simons. The 21 -year -old attacking player was loaned to the Red Bulls in the summer of 2023, which was extended by one year in August 2024. This week, the parties agreed on a transfer for Dutch. His contract runs until 2027. In 60 competition games for the RB Leipzig so far, the national player has scored 15 goals and provided 19 assists “. At the end of January, the RB Leipzig confirmed the final signature of Xavi Simons, so far loaned by PSG.
A substantial investment on the part of the German club, which still put 50 million euros excluding bonuses on the table to afford the Masia player, still very good on this exercise 2024/2025 despite an injury of two months in the first part of the season. And above all, the Bundesliga club is not necessarily customary of such expenses. But behind this big check, there is a very specific plan, as indicated by the Catalan daily life Sport.
Leipzig wants to get your pockets full
Leipzig would thus intend to put simons on the market from the summer transfer window. And this, with the desire to make a big added value, six months after having recruited it definitively. The German stable would also have set a price of 100 million euros just to start negotiations with the potentials interested. Or an X2 in the space of six months.
And that's good, there are a lot of clubs interested in the services of the PSG former. In England, since Manchester City is interested and Pep Guardiola would see him as an ideal replacement for Kevin de Bruyne. Manchester United would also be interested, while Arne Slot loves the profile of his compatriot and would like to have it in Liverpool. One of the big serials of the next transfer window, without a doubt …
