RB Leipzig in Transfenot: Does Xavi Simons finally go?
RB Leipzig in Transfenot: Does Xavi Simons finally go?
Cottaweg 3, 04177 Leipzig, Deutschland - rb Leipzig is in a real transfer dilemma around the Dutch player Xavi Simons. The 22-year-old, who only moved from Paris Saint-Germain to the Saxons for a proud 50 million euros in winter, now wants to turn his back on the club. But so far there are no concrete offers - a situation that sports director Rouven Schröder and the club leadership presents challenges because they had already calculated with a financial resale. The rumors around Newcastle United have brought a little tinder, but have not yet been converted into tangible offers. Tipico reports on the tense situation and preparations in Leipzig for the inevitable.
Simons looks longingly towards home and dreams of a return to FC Barcelona, but the Catalans have currently different priorities and are financially struck. In addition to Borussia Dortmund and Newcastle, the AC Milan is also interested in the playmaker, but specific steps have not yet been heard. A fact that the minds at RB Leipzig does not calm down. In order to think about possible alternatives for the offensive, Schröder probe the market and has ready Charles de Ketelaere as possible successors.
statistics and bad luck
Despite a syndesmosis crack last year, Simons can rely on considerable figures: in 33 competitive games, he scored 11 goals and prepared 8 more. These are values that speak for themselves and put pressure on the decision -makers at Leipzig. A loan business, according to the information from
internal votes also report on the less optimal group behavior of the 22-year-old in the cabin, which does not exactly allow the club to be in a better light. Especially in these sensitive times, a strengthening of the team dynamics could be necessary to form a powerful troop at the start of training on July 12th. The assessment of Leipzig
With regard to the compensation, the association plans to generate between 60 and 70 million euros for Simons - an amount that results from the previous transfer strategy. According to the Transfermarkt the team has income of 6 million euros and expenditure of 36 million euros, which results in a negative balance of 30 million euros.
Simons himself expresses his patience to the outside world on his Instagram profile with the motto "Trust the Process". It remains to be seen what the further course will look like, but RB Leipzig has Certainly an elephant in the room that needs to be addressed as soon as possible.
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