Xavi Simons has set his sights on a return to FC Barcelona. Deco, sporting director of the Spanish club, even met with the Simons camp on Thursday, Sport reports. However, a transfer for the Dutch international is considered highly unlikely.
Simonsโs contract with RB Leipzig runs until June 30, 2027, but heโs reportedly keen to leave Germany. Heโs already informed Die Roten Bullen of his intention to leave on several occasions. The player, adept in midfield and further forward, would ideally like to return to Barcelona, where he played as a youth player between 2010 and 2019.
To fulfil Simonsโ wish, his entourage decided to schedule a meeting with Deco. The meeting took place on Thursday afternoon at a Barcelona hotel. According to Sport, the meeting lasted 45 minutes. While Barcelona are interested in the idea of Simonsโ return, a deal with Leipzig is โcurrently almost unthinkableโ.
Barcelona still face financial difficulties and therefore seem unable to afford the โฌ70 million Simons is expected to cost. โHis current price tag is completely unaffordable,โ Sport even states.
Simons himself also seems aware that itโs currently difficult, if not impossible, to move to Barcelona. The former PSV player was also recently linked with Bayern Munich, but that interest doesnโt seem concrete at the moment either.
GBeNeFNย |ย Max Bradfield
