Xavi Simons' rapid rise continues with RB Leipzig ahead of Manchester City Champions League clash
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Dutch sensation a standout performer in the Bundesliga on loan from PSG
RB Leipzig star Xavi Simons has not looked back since leaving French champions Paris Saint-Germain for Dutch giants PSV Eindhoven back in the summer of 2022. Still only 20 and already a senior Netherlands international, the Amsterdam-born talent came through the ranks with Barcelona before moving to Paris and is now in Germany via his homeland.
Simons picked up the KNVB Cup and Johan Cruyff Shield during what proved to be his first and only season with Ruud van Nistelrooy's PSV before being re-signed and swiftly loaned out by PSG. The versatile attacking midfielder already had a Ligue 1 title and Coupe de France success to his name from his first foray into the professional world with Les Parisiens.
That rapidly growing trophy haul was then added to with the DFL-Supercup which he helped current club RB Leipzig to in his first competitive outing -- a comprehensive 3-0 thrashing of Bayern Munich. Man of the match in the Bundesliga side's UEFA Champions League Group G opener away at Young Boys in Switzerland, Simons has wasted no time in adapting to German soccer.
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