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.
The good atmosphere is over, Bild claims.
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 the German media, the 21-year-old has shown “ego and belief in himself” that has stood in the way of receiving advice and guidance. This is said to have caused unrest in the locker room, it is claimed.
In addition, Simons and his representatives are said to have withdrawn from media and sponsorship events.
According to Bild, an exit could be relevant as early as this summer.
