Tottenham fans all say the same thing as stunning Xavi Simons training footage emerges
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.
Having spent the last week with Ronald Koeman’s Netherlands side, Simons is now back in London and training with his new teammates.
Simons played 78 minutes in World Cup qualifying over the break and looks due to make an appearance for Tottenham when they take on West Ham United on Saturday evening.
Tottenham fans buoyed by Xavi Simons footage
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.
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.
| Xavi Simons | G+A |
| 2021-22 – PSG | 0 |
| 2022-23 – PSV | 27 |
| 2023-24 – RB Leipzig | 19 |
| 2024-25 – RB Leipzig | 16 |
| 2025-26 – RB Leipzig | 0 |
Simons brings flair and technical skill that can be the catalyst for a Tottenham who have made an encouraging start to life under Frank.
Having beaten Burnley 3-0 and Manchester City 2-0 in the opening Premier League games, optimism was damped with a 1-0 loss to Bournemouth ahead of the break.
However, that optimism is back now as Simons emerged in training footage posted by Tottenham’s official X (formerly Twitter) account.
Fans flocked to the post, expressing their joy at Simons’ arrival, with one fan saying: “Genuinely looks buzzing to be here. 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. Genuinely thought we had less than 0 chance at landing him.”