Tottenham beat Chelsea to Xavi Simons transfer for reported €60M

Xavi Simons signed a contract with Tottenham Hotspur fairly than Chelsea after reportedly touring to London on Thursday to find out which membership to hitch.

Spurs inspired the Dutch attacker to ink phrases on a five-year cope with an possibility for 2 extra years, in keeping with switch insider Fabrizio Romano. His transfer to Tottenham from RB Leipzig value a set €60-million payment.

Simons authorized private phrases to hitch Chelsea again in July, however the Membership World Cup winners finally failed to achieve an settlement with Leipzig for his switch, Romano studies.

The arrival of Simons, who will put on Son Heung-min’s outdated No. 7 shirt at Tottenham, follows round every week after Arsenal beat Spurs to Eberechi Eze’s signature. Tottenham additionally reportedly missed out on signing Nottingham Forest’s Morgan Gibbs-White earlier this summer season. Simons is equally versatile to Eze, however his statistics bear extra similarities to Gibbs-White as a result of his attacking penetration usually comes courtesy of his passing as a substitute of his dribbling.

“I’ll convey aptitude to the workforce but additionally laborious work and self-discipline. I wish to do every part I can to win, for the workforce and in addition for the followers,” Simons stated in Friday’s announcement.

The 22-year-old recorded 18 objectives and 17 assists in 58 Bundesliga appearances for Leipzig. He beforehand received Ligue 1 whereas enjoying a bit half for Paris Saint-Germain within the 2021-22 marketing campaign, and he received the KNVB Cup with PSV Eindhoven in 2023. Leipzig paid an preliminary €50-million payment to signal Simons from PSG on a everlasting foundation in January.

Simons boasts 28 caps for the Netherlands. He represented his nation on the 2022 World Cup and Euro 2024.