Posted on November 16, 2021 at 4.30 p.m. by Arthur Montagne
At the end of the contract next June, Xavi Simons seems to have decided to leave PSG at the end of the season. And several clubs, like FC Barcelona, would be on the lookout to seize this opportunity.
In 2019, PSG jumped at the opportunity that presented itself with Xavi Simons , then 16 years old. Indeed, while the Dutch midfielder was presented as one of the greatest talents of La Masia of FC Barcelona . By attracting Xavi Simons free, the PSG thus made a very nice move. But now, two and a half years later, the 18-year-old midfielder seems to be wondering about his future as his contract ends next June. It must be said that it is used very little in Paris. A choice that Mauricio Pochettino recently tried to explain. “Is there an explanation? Yes, there is an explanation: we have 33 pro players in the workforce. Young players need to show off, it's not ideal to train with the pro squad during the week and on weekends to stay home and play playstation. They need competition, that's why I leave him available to other teams (…) The fact of playing with young people makes him feel important, and there he can continue to progress. Our past work speaks for itself, it's not just words. We would like to be able to count on these young people in the future. But it is a problem of the structure, which makes it difficult for these young people to find a place, ”assured the PSG coach at a press conference. Enough to convince Xavi Simons ?
Xavi Simons is heading towards a departure
Nothing is less certain … And for good reason, according to the information by Fabrizio Romano , while optimism has long reigned in this issue, Xavi Simons no longer rules out the hypothesis of a free start at the end of the season . His contract actually ends on June 30 and discussions between PSG and Mino Raiola would now be at a standstill and according to La Cadena SER, FC Barcelona would have entered the dance to recover Xavi Simons three years after his departure. It would be a way for the Blaugrana club to take revenge, after having already repatriated Kays Ruiz-Atil this summer. Fabrizio Romano specifies that several Spanish and German clubs are also involved. It must be said that Xavi Simons aspires to more than just shine in Youth League . Indeed, since his arrival in 2019, appearances in the group of the young Dutchman are very rare, so much so that he played only 13 minutes in total with PSG : 12 minutes in Coupe de France against Caen on February 10, then one minute in Ligue 1 against Strasbourg on April 10. And that seems quite insufficient for Xavi Simons who has to face a lot of competition in a gaming sector already well supplied with Marco Verratti , Georginio Wijnaldum , Danilo Pereira , Rafinha , Idrissa Gueye , Leandro Paredes or Ander Herrera . A situation that could therefore push him to go free at the end of the season, like a certain Kylian Mbappé …