The European Championship playoffs are still fresh in the memory. So do the performances of Xavi Simons. The young Dutchman had energy, twitch, technique and finishing like few others, and became one of the championship’s profiles. This aroused great interest from several Premier League clubs, but the 21-year-old chose to stay in the Bundesliga. When a new opportunity opens up for signing Simons, it comes with a warning from Germany.
In January, RB Leipzig exercised an option in the contract for Xavi Simons and signed the Dutchman on a permanent transfer from PSG. Not only was the transfer fee in the categories gigantic, the club also pushed the salary cap to persuade the 21-year-old to stay. Two months later, the mood is said to be completely different.
According to German Sky, Bundesliga club PSG paid €50 million at the bottom, plus €30 million in potential bonuses for the 21-year-old’s permanent transfer. This is thus a player RB Leipzig are really betting on. According to Bild , the club pays Simons 12 million euros in annual salary, a new record in the club’s history and thus the history of Red Bull’s football venture.
RB Leipzig have won just one of their last nine Bundesliga games, the club’s highest paid has not delivered as expected. In addition, the attitude outside the match arena is said to have caused the management to react.
According to Bild, Simons has shown “an ego at least as big as his paycheck”, where he has for several weeks not lived up to expectations and his prominent position in the squad. He doesn’t decide games, doesn’t take feedback, has increasingly become a source of insecurity, and is responsible for goals conceded.
The German media reports continued interest from Manchester United, Liverpool and Manchester City, but that the reports about Simons should now cool down this interest.
