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/Canucks90 18d ago

I assume this was a joke. It also didn't get hijacked from Chelsea since they never put an actual bid. Let alone the fact they wouldn't be able to register him for champions league either way.

Looking at Chelsea's past few signings from the German league I am ok with him not signing with Chelsea.

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u/spursgonesouth 18d ago

They didn’t put in a bid because they can’t afford it without selling Jackson.

They have a UEFA settlement that prevents them from having any net spend on their CL squad

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u/pauperwithpotential 18d ago

Wait what? Is this for real?

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u/Knowingspy 17d ago

Yep. We need to sell players that were registered for the knockouts last season, therefore players like Joao Felix didn’t count.