Barcelona Transfer News: Barcelona wonder-kid Xavi Simons leaves the Catalan giants after signing for PSG as a free agent this summer.
Barcelona and PSG are in a bitter rivalry when it comes to transfer, with Barcelona’s poor conduct to hire Marco Verrati, to Neymar’s long two-year transfer saga.
In recent advancements, the hostility has reached to the youth level, as PSG have officially signed Barcelona’s 16-year-old wonder-kid Xavi Simons. The Dutch teenager confirmed his move on his twitter handle.
https://twitter.com/xavisimons/status/1153614804155846656?s=20
The announcement, which has been made on the Dutch youngster’s social media accounts, comes as something of a shock. Simons is considered to be one of the hottest prospects within the famed La Masia academy system.
However, he refused to extend his stay at the Catalan Club, and would be going to the French giants on a free transfer. As of now, PSG’s plan with Simons are unknown.
The Dutch Sensation has gained fame after being phenomenal with the his academy side Juvenil B, and have aroused interests from several clubs, as he is about to reach to a mature age to play at the top level.
It is surprising for the Blaugranas, as the club tipped him as the next big thing in the football world, but the 16-year-old teenager opted a different route.
In further speculations, it is being rumoured that PSG signing Xavi Simons is a kind of revenge after Barcelona signed the English youngster Louie Barry ahead of them earlier this window.
