Barcelona saw its ambitions upset on the transfer market. Priority offensive of the club this summer, Nico Williams dismissed the Catalan proposal despite the insistence of Joan Laporta and the promises of Hansi Flick. A cold shower for Barça, forced to reassess its options … but which quickly found an attractive solution. A profile formed at the Masia, now matured abroad, returns to the center of the discussions.
The return of the child prodigy from Barça?
This is Xavi Simons, according to information from Sport. The 22 -year -old Dutchman, who leipzig is on loan this season, does not intend to stay there. The German club, deprived of the European Cup for the first time since 2016, can no longer remember the attacking midfielder, determined to cross a new CAP. Barça observes the evolution of the file carefully, even if PSG, owner of the player, retains hand over his future.
The track seduces on the sporting level, but remains complex on the financial level. The price mentioned oscillates around 70 million euros, an amount difficult to align for a FC Barcelona still constrained by the financial fair of the Liga. Despite everything, Xavi Simons ticks all the boxes of the Blaugrana project: versatile, trained at the club, young and dynamic, he represents a more realistic solution than Luis Diaz, deemed intransferable by Liverpool.
Flick relies on the emotional bond
To convince the player, Barça relies on nostalgia. Simons keeps a strong attachment to Catalonia, and the idea of returning to his training club as a central part of a new project could tip the scale. Hansi Flick, seduced by his profile, would see him evolve on the left side of his 4-3-3.
Barça does not have the luxury of waiting. After the failure of the Nico Williams file, a new refusal would be badly perceived by the supporters. Simons therefore represents both a credible tactical solution and a symbol of continuity. It remains to find the right assembly to conclude.
