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This article was first published on August 28th at 11:35 a.m. and was updated with further information.
Xavi Simons’ Farewell to RB Leipzig towards England is becoming more and more concrete, but it doesn’t go to Chelsea FC. According to matching media reports, Tottenham Hotspur tries intensively for the offensive midfielder. After the red bulls had announced on the “Bild” request that the 22-year-old had been released “until further notice for future talks”, a deal seems to be in the home straight. Simons has been in London for two days.
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According to transfer journalist Fabrizio Romano, the Spurs and RB Leipzig have agreed on a transfer fee of 60 million euros. Simons would thus become as expensive as Christopher Nkunku (27) and Naby Keïta (30) when they switch to the Premier League and sort out in fourth place in the most expensive sales in Saxons. According to the “picture”, up to 5 million euros could also be added to bonuses. Simons would be the second big sale this summer to Benjamin Sesko (22), which it also moved to England to Manchester United for EUR 76.5 million plus bonuses.
A final agreement with the player side is also to be found on Friday, in the room there is a contract until 2030. Afterwards Simons is to complete the medical check near Tottenham. The Spurs also increased in the Bundesliga, and João Palhinha (30) was loaned by FC Bayern, and Mathys Tel (20) was also committed to loan. Overall, the expenditure amounts to 145.6 million euros, including the 60 million euros in the room for Simons, the Nordlondoners would exceed the 200 million mark and climb fifth in the number of clubs with the highest investments in this transfer period. Simons, who is still bound to RB by 2027, could even rise to record access in the end.
The 28-time Dutch international has been traded at some clubs in the past few weeks, next to Chelsea, which is supposed to prefer other options, for example again at Bayern, which only wants to borrow. The Premier League could now go to his third European top league, for Paris Saint-Germain he had come to eleven missions in Ligue 1, and he was on the pitch 78 times for Leipzig. He was trained at FC Barcelona, but for whom he did not debut. Leipzig bought Simons in January for a loan for 50 million euros from PSG. Half a year later, a small transfer plus waves.