Club Ready ‘First Contact’ For Tottenham Star Who Is ‘Nothing At All’ | OneFootball

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Tottenham Hotspur summer signing Xavi Simons is already attracting transfer interest, with Galatasaray ready for ‘first contact’ over a deal, amid Rafael van der Vaart saying he has done ‘nothing at all’ for Spurs.

The Amsterdam-born attacking talent attracted massive interest from his very early days and he spent nine years in Barcelona’s academy.

After the Catalan giants, Simons was on Paris Saint-Germain’s books for three seasons and left the Parisians after making eleven appearances for them.

Simons’ career trajectory, though, did not go as planned, as he returned to PSG after impressing at PSV Eindhoven, with the Ligue 1 giants triggering a minimal buy-back clause for him.

The Netherlands international showed his quality at RB Leipzig, and he almost joined Chelsea, but Spurs hijacked that move after missing out on their prime target Eberechi Eze, who joined Arsenal.

The north Londoners paid a hefty £51.8m to RB Leipzig, securing the 22-year-old on a deal until the summer of 2030.

Simons can play as a number 10 and out wide on either side, but he has not been able to make any significant impact at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

One ex-Netherlands attacker claimed that the Premier League defenders quickly figured out how to stop him, stressing that he runs too much with the ball.

Former Spurs man Van der Vaart has also had his say and recently claimed Simons had done ‘nothing at all’ in north London.

The north London side are currently wedged in a relegation battle, and if they do go down, it is very hard to envisage Simons playing in the Championship, a prospect which has alarmed one Dutch journalist.

Now there is interest in the 22-year-old in the dying embers of the current season, as clubs plot their summer window business.

According to Turkish outlet Fanatik, the Tottenham attacker is now on Galatasaray’s radar and ‘first contact’ with Simons is expected to happen soon.

The Cimbom are looking to add a quality number 10 to their squad for next season and are in conversations with multiple ‘important’ players.

Galatasaray will likely have Champions League football to offer Simons and that could be a hugely attractive prospect for the Dutchman even if Tottenham survive.