Xavi Simons was permanently acquired by RB Leipzig at the beginning of this year from PSG, but the possibility of leaving the Bundesliga club doesn’t seem to be out of consideration.
During the team’s visit to Brazil to play a friendly against Santos, he indicated that there is uncertainty about what to do in the transfer window.
“I spoke with the club, the club spoke with me. We know what we want from each other,” he said when questioned by OneFootball about the factors that would weigh in the decision of where he will play.
“I want to compete in the main European competition,” the Dutchman added.
RB Leipzig has participated in five of the last six editions of the Champions League, but failed to secure a spot for the next one.
The team finished seventh in the Bundesliga and will not compete in any European competition in the 2025/26 season.
Another factor that may weigh in the decision-making process during the transfer window is the World Cup and the possibility of being part of it. “It’s something I’ve dreamed of since I was younger,” he explained.
“After this third one, I don’t have any more games, and then I can sit down with the club to see what the best option is,” he said.
Xavi joined the club for the 2023/24 season, but until the beginning of this year, he was playing for the German club on loan from PSG.
In the last two editions of the Bundesliga, he was directly involved in 42 goals for the team, with 24 goals and 18 assists.
Only Belgian Lois Openda has a better number (52) than him for Leipzig in the same period, although the Dutchman played ten fewer games.
The difference in the number of games came mainly in the season that ended this month. An ankle injury took Xavi out of action for eight rounds of the German Championship.
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