2023-09-28 23:54:23
Xavi Simons has landed on his feet in the Bundesliga and RB Leipzig is now working to extend his stay beyond June 30, the date on which the loan contract ends, without a purchase option, by PSG. The 20-year-old Dutch playmaker has three goals and four assists in the eight games he has played since his arrival at the German team.
And what does the interested party himself think of all this? “I already feel at home. I’m enjoying my stay here and I enjoy playing for Leipzig. I want to be successful, leave my mark on the club,” Simons said in statements to Sky Sport.
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Regarding his future, he limits himself to saying that “In football you can’t predict anything. Nobody knows what will happen in a few months. But now my focus is on Saturday night.”
Focused on Saturday’s Leipzig-Bayern
Simons doesn’t want the rumors Do not distract him from the great game that will take place on Saturday between Leipzig, fourth placed, and Bayern, leader with one more point, at the Red Bull Arena.
A month and a half ago, Leipzig opened the season by beating Bayern at the Allianz Arena in Munich (0-3), with a hat trick from Dani Olmoand won the German Super Cup.
The reasons to choose Leipzig
Asked about his decision to join Leipzig, Simons argues that “Coach Marco Rose was one of the main reasons. He told me about his ideas, which gave me goosebumps. His ideas about football fit very well with me and my game. In addition, I play here at the highest level in the Bundesliga and the Champions League.”
“Neymar, like a father to me”
Simons also had words of praise for Neymar, who welcomed him with open arms at PSG when he arrived at a very young age from the Barça youth academy.
“He already knew me from Barcelona and he was like a father to me. I will be eternally grateful for that. It was a great dream to play with my idol and he continues to be an important person for me,” highlights Simons. “It is not easy to get to a great team as a young player, with your idols and big stars, and Neymar has assumed this role as a father. I am very grateful to him for that.”
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