Xavi Simons wants to confirm his promising debut, under the watchful eye of PSG
PSV Eindhoven hosts AS Monaco on Tuesday in the second leg of the third preliminary round of the Champions League (8:30 p.m.). After the draw to go to Louis II (1-1), everything is open for qualification. And Xavi Simons, whom PSG continues to follow closely, hopes to take the opportunity to distinguish himself again in the jersey of Eindhoven.
The public at the Philips Stadion hopes to see him at work during this cleaver evening. History to confirm his promising baptism in the jersey of PSV. The Eindhoven club will host AS Monaco this Tuesday in the return match of the 3rd preliminary round of the Champions League (8:30 p.m.). A shock that looks undecided after the draw to go to Louis II (1-1).
Stakes? A qualification in the C1 play-offs (against Glasgow Rangers or Union-Saint-Gilloise). And Xavi Simons intends to take the opportunity to show himself again. The young midfielder, who arrived freely from PSG last month, made a remarkable baptism in the south of the Netherlands.
Man of the match for his Eredivisie debut
During their exchanges at the beginning of the summer, Ruud van Nistelrooy promised him playing time. To make him gain strength. And the Dutch coach keeps his word. During the Dutch Super Cup, played in Amsterdam, he launched his 19-year-old rookie fifteen minutes from the end against Ajax. And Xavi Simons sealed the victory for PSV by scoring in added time (5-3). A but necessarily special for the native of the capital, who finds himself in competition with Guus Til (24 years old).
Three days later, the 1.68m dribbler, whose paternal family is from Suriname (in the north of Brazil), still played fifteen minutes in Monaco. Before being established against the promoted Emmen, Saturday, during the first day of the championship (4-1). Positioned as a left relay, alongside Erick Gutierrez and Joey Veerman, the former star of La Masia delivered a very attractive performance. To the point of being elected man of the match. The PSV supporters did not fail to give him a standing ovation.
PSG would not rule out the possibility of repatriating him
Enough to boost the confidence of the n°7 with golden braids, who is discovering the Eredivisie this season. Although he was born in the Netherlands and is an U19 international with his country, Xavi Simons moved to Spain when he was 3 years old. He grew up in Barcelona, before expanding in Paris. He would also have some difficulty in acclimatizing at the start of the summer. Nostalgic for his life in the Paris region, he regularly exchanges with certain PSG executives, such as Neymar or Sergio Ramos.
And the champions of France, with whom he played 11 professional matches (331 minutes), closely followed his emergence on Batavian soil. As announced by RMC Sport on June 29, PSG would not rule out the possibility of repatriating him next summer, if he had a successful season with the vice-champions of the Netherlands and had a buyout clause included. of 4 million. A price that is not likely to scare the Parisian club.