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Charlie Grace
Wed 10 September 2025 19:01, UK
Xavi Simons became the latest star that was signed late in the transfer window to begin training with his new club after the international break.
Simons signed for Tottenham from Bundesliga side RB Leipzig in a deal worth £51 million before the international break.
Due to the short timeframe between when Simons was signed and Tottenham were due to play Bournmouth, the Dutchman wasn’t available to feature.
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The Lilywhite’s decision to sign Simons was sparked from their hijacked transfer Eberechi Eze, who turned down Tottenham to move to their North London rivals Arsenal.
With Eze off the table Spurs hijacked a deal of their own, swooping to snatch up the signature of Simons from London rivals Chelsea.
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Simons made the decision to sign for Tottenham and his creative spark will be welcomed by Thomas Frank, who is without James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski, who both posted worrying injury updates over the international break.
The rise of Simons has been publicly known since his beginnings in the La Masia academy at Barcelona, before moves to Paris Saint-Germain, PSV and RB Leipzig followed.
However, that optimism is back now as Simons emerged in training footage posted by Tottenham’s official X (formerly Twitter) account.
Great to see.”
Another fan picked a section of the video and highlighted encouragement from the clip, saying: “‘Find Xavi’, this guy plays for out football club.”
Meanwhile, another fan expressed disbelief that Tottenham had sealed the deal for Simons, saying: “Unreal seeing him in Spurs gear.