Xavi Simons is a player who has captured the imagination of fans, who understandably adore his attacking edge, keen passing vision, and true grit.
Thomas Frank, speaking ahead of the Monaco, commented on Xavi Simons’ integration into the team, drawing a direct parallel to Liverpool’s Florian Wirtz. Both players made high-profile moves from the Bundesliga to the Premier League this summer. Simons is joining Spurs from RB Leipzig for an initial £51.8 million in late August, and Wirtz is transferring from Bayer Leverkusen to Liverpool in a club-record £100 million deal.
Frank highlighted the adjustment challenges, noting that Simons has shown “glimpses” of his undoubted talent but is still acclimating to a new country, club, city, and the intensity of English football.
“It’s a very good comparison as Wirtz is also a good player and just like Xavi, he has come into a new country, new club, new city and needs to settle—it’s part of it.
We are all getting judged every game but we also need to see the bigger perspective.
I always look for glimpses and with Xavi, I asked him to arrive more in the box and when I looked back at the game, he did.
Was there a big eye-catching moment? No, but there were glimpses so it’s going a little bit in the right direction.”
