It seems that Xavi Simons has finally found his club. After years in La Masia, Barcelona decided to let him go, and PSG picked up the talented youngster. But the Dutch forward was loaned to PSV and, after a great season, ended up in Leipzig, also on loan. Even thou he is not a classic number 9, he is the third scorer for the German club with nine goals and 13 assists in all competitions (Openda 23, Sesko 11). And L’Équipe already found out that there is a clause in the Dutchman’s contract, which gives him the agency to decide his future. And his two main conditions are the Champions League and regular game time. If the Bundesliga team manages to secure fourth place, another loan is on the cards, otherwise he will go back to PSG.Simons is not going back to Paris Saint GermainBut while his displays in Germany are a thing of beauty, things are much, much different in his homeland. Not only is he playing badly for the Netherlands team, but he is being criticized by his coach in public, even after a win. Oranje played a friendly with Scotland and won 4-0. Simons was in the first 11 and played for 77 minutes before being substituted. His performance was the same as in his last 11 games for his country – nothing. No goal, no assists, and nothing in his 12 games for the Netherlands.”He was one of the players who simply lost the ball far too often. Xavi took too many risks in his actions, he made it too complicated. He’s slowly having to learn that we in the Netherlands don’t benefit from losing the ball. We played badly, restlessly, sloppily. It’s actually unbelievable that the Scots didn’t score. The Germans will do it” said Ronald Koeman.Barca’s pupil, Xavi’s namesake and PSG’s outkast is going places with LeipzigThe former Barcelona manager wasn’t happy with Simons and we’ll see if he starts against Germany on Tuesday, but his performances in Leipzig certainly made an impression on PSG coach Luis Enrique.“He’s doing wonders at PSV and now at Leipzig. He has shown himself to be one of the best players in the team. He has ideal individual characteristics for a model and a philosophy like ours. I don’t know exactly the conditions in which he is loaned to Leipzig, but he could clearly be an interesting option for us. It will depend on the club” said the Spaniard on Twitch when asked about his player.##NAJAVA_MECA_7981111##
