Bayern Munich is still trying to do what they can to Xavi Simons from Paris Saint-Germain this summer. The Dutch international has made it 100% clear that he does not want to stay with PSG for the upcoming season and one of his preferred destinations is Bayern. There are a lot of moving parts for not only Bayern, but PSG and even PSV Eindhoven, the club that PSG bought the winger from before he was loaned out to RB Leipzig last season.
As things stand, PSG would want around €90 million to let Simons go because they realize PSV Eindhoven would get a significant cut of the sale price if the player leaves Paris prior to January 2025. For Bayern, that is a steep price in terms of what they are used to spending, even for top talents, but they are determined to land their man after having already brought in Hiroki Ito, Michael Olise, and João Palhinha.
Per Sky Sport journalist Florian Plettenberg, Bayern has discussed the potential to bring in Simons next year, knowing that PSG could lower his price since PSV would then be out of the equation. They have discussed that idea alongside still doing everything they can to bring him in this summer, which is certain to be a pricey endeavor. With the business Bayern has already done this summer, an outbound sale would be necessary to generate funds to use towards a Simons transfer since he could cost upwards of €90 million. Plettenberg also reports that personal terms for Bayern and the player have already been agreed upon while the two clubs try to negotiate fees.
Simons’ current contract with PSG runs through June 2027 and he is currently valued at €80 million, as per Transfermarkt. Despite the clear action Bayern is taking towards bringing Simons to Munich this summer. Leipzig manager Marco Rose is holding some faith that the player could return to Die Roten Bullen on loan for the upcoming season.
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“We’re hoping that he will back. We are still working on him and are optimistic. We’re fighting for him and that’s why for me he’s still one of our players, even though we don’t have our hands on him. For me Xavi is a RB player,” Rose answered when he was asked about the current status of the Dutch winger (as per Sky Sport’s Philipp Hinze via @iMiaSanMia).
For now, Simons is still on extended holiday after his excursions with the Netherlands at EURO 2024, where they made it to the semi-finals, getting knocked out by England. Simons scored an impressive goal against England in that semi-final clash, which was his loan goal of the tournament along with the two assists he provided earlier in the tournament. Going into the EUROs, he came off of a brilliant loan season with Leipzig, tallying 15 goals and 10 assists from 43 appearances across all competitions.
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