Yes Xavi simons puts as many winds on the ground as in a mixed zone, there is no doubt that it will go far. Mute in front of the microphones in front of which he puts his cellphone to his ear, the PSG kid is much more expressive on a football field. Established for the first time in the eleven Parisian Sunday night in the Coupe de France against fans of Feignies (0-3), the 18-year-old attacking midfielder flaunted his class. A performance hailed everywhere on social networks where the Dutchman with blonde dreads impressed.
Removed from the pro group in the fall
“Xavi played a really good game. He like the other young people train well. This type of competition is a good opportunity to show off and gain experience, ”said his trainer. Mauricio Pochettino at the end of the meeting. A comeback for a player who shines in the U19 but who had excluded from the pro group last October, the fault of high competition for his position in the Parisian workforce.
Not enough to encourage the player to extend his contract which expires in June 2022. Bullied by a certain Mino Raiola, the Dutchman is not at his first attempt. Great hope of football, Simons had landed in Paris in 2019 for a million euros in annual salary after refusing to extend his contract at Barça where he had just spent nine years. A Catalan club that would also like to repatriate him next summer.
Paris hopes to make him stay
An outcome that PSG wishes to avoid, aware that its player is asking for more playing time. Asked about the subject Thursday evening by students from the Sorbonne, Leonardo ensures that he remains confident. “Xavi Simons wants to stay. It’s normal that he wants a sports project, but it’s difficult to give it to him, to tell him tomorrow it will be like that, the day after tomorrow it will be like that and in a month it will be like that. It’s impossible, ”admits the Parisian sports director. With his outstanding performance against Feignies, Simons clearly scored points. It remains to be seen if Paris can promise him more than a 32nd finals in the Coupe de France to encourage him to extend his adventure.