Tottenham Hotspur were in dire need of bringing in a new attacking midfielder in the summer window after Morgan Gibbs-White had been pushed to stay at Nottingham Forest and Eberechi Eze chose to pursue his dream move to Arsenal. And this is where the decision-makers at Hotspur Way pivoted and found a way to bring in Xavi Simons from RB Leipzig in a high‑profile deal.

His singing came as a massive boost of confidence among the supporters given his abilities and sky-high potential. We saw a fair deal of that potential when he was donning that Leipzig badge last season, where his output was in double digits with goals and assists (11 goals and eight assists).

Tottenham have given Xavi Simons the No.7 shirt vacated by Son Heung-min

But since boarding that flight to the English shows, the Dutch phenomenon has found it difficult to replicate his output for his new employers. He has only had one assist to his name (in 10 appearances). And suddenly there have been questions raised about his adaptation to the rapid and physical way of the game in the Premier League.

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