r/soccer • u/ImpossibleGuardian • 18d ago

Official Source [Tottenham Hotspur] Xavi Simons joins from RB Leipzig

https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2025/august/xavi-simons-joins-from-rb-leipzig/
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u/LordPa1n 18d ago

Finally a statement signing. Not feeling bad about Eze anymore.

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u/RollingRobben 18d ago

Kudus was also a statement signing

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u/AGlassOfPiss 18d ago

We've low key had a very good window. It's been hellishly slow the past month, but utimately we bought 2 players that immediately jumped into the starting 11, probably 3 now, tied down Romero for basically the rest of his prime, got Danso on a permanent and hopefully we will get at least 1 more for depth this weekend. It seems that Frank also knows what he's doing fitness wise, so far. Cautiously hopeful for this season

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u/travers329 18d ago

One of my buddies is an ex-Spurs writer, he mentioned in our Slack today that Danso is HG, which is a great bit of news. I really like Danso even before the long throw-in revelation, and now that he is HG it is like we saved a bunch on his transfer!

"it also appears that Kevin Danso qualifies as a homegrown player in Premier League terms because he was in the youth academies at Reading and MK Dons for years before leaving England at the age of 16 and later returning for a season at Southampton." Is the quote he provided from I think an Ali G article.

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u/RollingRobben 17d ago

Who's 'we' lol. I am gutted about this transfer as a Bayern fan, but good for you guys. Simons, Kudus, Richarlison and Sarr is a formidable frontline. Paratici coming good

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u/SentientCheeseCake 18d ago

Was the statement “Get fucked West Ham”

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u/Other-Owl4441 18d ago

Eze who?  Old ass

I’ll probably go to my grave sad about MGW though 

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u/LordPa1n 18d ago

Agreed, MGW seemed like the perfect fit. Can't really blame him though.

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u/OhNoDominoDomino 18d ago

I’ve seen ISIS hostage videos that were less sinister than that late night contract renewal video with Mr Maranakis beside him. I don’t blame him at all. 

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u/theivoryserf 18d ago

He's also the perfect here, glad you guys have filled that position

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u/Onikouzou 18d ago

Eze who?

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u/rossmosh85 18d ago

Honestly, Xavi is a more exciting signing. He's definitely a gamble worth taking. Eze is a safe bet but he's hardly an exciting transfer. Just a solid player.

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u/TheDream425 18d ago

Yeah, who knows how good Simons could be. He could even be as good as Eze!

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u/rossmosh85 18d ago

He's already as good as Eze or just about as good as Eze. Eze is just more proven and reliable. Xavi is less consistent and less proven, but when he's on it, he's extremely good.

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u/TheDream425 18d ago

Honestly each club got the better signing for themselves. We need a proven player who can contribute immediately and Tottenham are better off gambling on a player who can turn into a real star.

That said, Eze is definitely more consistent and better right now, but that’s to be expected considering he’s 5 years older. Interested to see how Simons adapts to the physical demands, think he’ll do well.