Xavi Simons is as old as Jude Bellingham, Jamal Musiala and Pedri, but it seems like he’s always there.
Chelsea opened talks to sign the 22-year-old, who has long been advertised as one of the next stars of football, understands Talksport.
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Simons has always been a talent, but now he cemented himself as a star on the top level
The blues are ready to pay up to £ 60 million internationally for the Netherlands.
It is expected that Simons will leave RB Leipzig this summer, and it is believed that they will test themselves in England.
Leipzig from Paris Saint-Germain joined the ex-dutch Prodigy in a first loan contract in 2023, with the move in January being permanently making.
With the deal, the German Giants entered 43 million GBP for Simons, including 26 million GBP of potential add-ons.
But the attacking midfielder will now be outside only a few months after the signing of a contract by 2027.
Arsenal is also interested in bringing him to the Premier League, but Chelsea is the first club to contact his current page.
And that makes sense when you consider that the blues have been trying to bring Simons to Stamford Bridge for over a decade since 2014.
Simons faced the weight of expectation after he had exploded in the scene in Barcelona after improving his skills at the club’s famous La Massia Academy from the age of seven.
But the lovingly named “golden curls” was discovered incredibly even earlier by Barca’s Laliga Rivals Villarreal.
Simons was only three years old when his father Regillio Simons ended his career at Dutch Team Top Oss before the Amsterdam family moved to Spain.
He scored 19 goals in the last campaign of the Bundesliga
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Simons made waves at the age of eight
“[Xavi] Subplaced the system in Villarreal, ”said Simons SR of the mail.
“They were very satisfied with his progress and wanted him to the academy system, but he was six years old and already played with their under 9S.
“I thought it was too early. I didn’t want him to play in the under 9 when he was six under the age of 9.
Simons Jr. continued to be characterized in Barcelona, who viewed him as the greatest talent look since Lionel Messi.
Chelsea was one of the clubs who tried to poach his services when he was only 12 years old, but his father was interested in staying in Spain.
Regillio added: “We spoke to Chelsea and they know that it will be good money at Chelsea.
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Simons was the star of the Catalan’s youth team
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Nevertheless, he never appeared a senior appearance for Barca
“Agents turn me to me to say that they work for English clubs or Spanish clubs.
“It can’t touch me. I am not someone who will be starry eyes.
“Barcelona is already a big club and it puts him pressure and he is doing well with it. It’s good for me.”
It was no surprise that Simon’s family was interested in the fact that he was continued in the Nou -Camp after he had appointed the midfielder after Icon Xavi Hernandez.
The former Barcelona manager was a player in the club when his younger namesake started to generate some buzz online.
And Simons once remembered the day when the two crossed paths and said: “I was with the physiotherapy when Xavi [Hernandez] Came over.
“When I told him that my name was also Xavi, he laughed. It was funny. He is my idol.
“I know it’s difficult, but I’ll do everything I can to do it.”
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Simons has not managed to settle down at PSG in addition to Messi
Unfortunately, Simons should not imitate him in Barcelona, and he signed his first professional contract at PSG in 2019, without bending his senior in Catalonia.
He explained: “Everyone dreams of playing with Messi, but sometimes there is a different way.
“I decided to try another adventure – and I think this is good for my development.”
Little knew Simons, but Messi would follow him two years later to the PSG in the Princes Parc.
However, her reunion did not work as planned how Messi advised his old teammates and the then Barca boss Xavi not to re-sign Simons in 2022.
The eight-time balloon d’Or-Sieger should believe that according to El Nacional, the Dutchman did not promote enough.
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Xavi Simons finally enjoyed a breakthrough year in his home country for PSV
The hype around Simons meant that he praised two million followers on Instagram before even gave his professional debut.
But after an early promise at PSG, he fell out of favor under Mauricio Pochettino and only performed eleven appearances in three years.
His term in Paris was characterized by a penalty flour with a shock shootout against Nice in the last 16 of the Coupé de France.
And when his PSG contract came to an end at the beginning of the summer, Simons decided to rebuild his career at home.
The 5’7 star signed for PSV and found the back of the network 22 times during his stay in the season in the 2022/23 campaign.
Within 12 months, the Ligue-1-Giants PSG triggered a buyback clause in its contract to reverse its mistake.
His return to France turned out to be a false dawn when he was immediately sent to Leipzig, where he has established himself as a great force since then.
Simons, who scored against England at Euro 2024, scored 21 goals for Leipzig in two seasons in Germany.
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Simons played the most games when the Netherlands reached the semi -finals of Euro 2024
For Chelsea, the blues Simons see as a potential replacement for Christopher Nkunku.
The Frenchman is free to leave the Stamford Bridge this summer, and if he leaves, Enzo Maresca’s team could move for Simons.
Chelsea has already signed this window Joao Pedro, Liam Delap and Jamie Gitten, but a goal remains of the old possession.
A decade later it could finally be time forever young Simons to lead the club’s new era …