The 20-year-old Dutch winger is not necessarily unanimous. Even in his native country.
Last summer, Xavi Simons was loaned by Paris Saint-Germain to RB Leipzig, without a purchase option. In 25 games played with the German club, the Dutch winger has scored six goals and provided nine assists.
Rather satisfactory statistics on paper for the Amsterdam native. However, the latter is not unanimous. “It’s still too much of a circus, it’s exaggerated. I think Simons is overrated. Will he play the Euro? No “said Aad de Mos, who coached Ajax Amsterdam in the first part of the 1980s and who is now a consultant for the media Voetbalzone. Since the World Cup in Qatar, Xavi Simons has made twelve caps with the Netherlands.
🇳🇱 Xavi Simons: where are we?
We compare his stats at Leipzig (blue) with those at PSV (red) then with those of the median MO (yellow)
He had set the bar extremely high. His stats are less impressive this year but he remains above the rest 👌
Confirmation 👏 pic.twitter.com/Vtn0bsf0sv
— Data’Scout (@datascout_) December 25, 2023
Concerning his future at club, the player trained largely at FC Barcelona recently announced his intention to stay in the Bundesliga for the long term. “I already feel at home. I enjoy my time here, I enjoy playing here. I want to succeed and leave my mark on the club. In football, you can’t predict anything. Nobody knows what will happen in a few months”he declared at the end of last September, a few days before a shock against Bayern Munich.
