After a fantastic season for PSV Eindhoven last year (22 goals and 12 assists in 48 matches), Xavi Simons was cleverly bought by Paris Saint-Germain who had let him go the previous summer with a clause buyout of 6 million euros. While he was only going to apply for a replacement place at PSG, he was loaned this season to Leipzig without a purchase option. A profitable loan to say the least. In full swing, Marco Rose’s team can count on Xavi Simons in great form since the start of the season.
In the RBL’s first 4 Bundesliga matches, the young Dutch attacking midfielder is involved in 7 goals (3 goals, 4 assists). Incredible statistics which place the Amsterdam native in the history of the overseas championship. According to Opta, only Paco Alcacer and Erling Haaland have been involved in as many goals in their first four games since the 2004-2005 season. There is no doubt that PSG must be rubbing their hands at the idyllic debut of their player on the other side of the Rhine.
