League 1 “I’m moved,” said the ex-azulgrana, a celebrity in social media, after debuting as a professional
EFE
Mauricio Pochettino has always been characterized by giving opportunities to the youngest.Harry Kane, Dele Alli, Eric Dier and Luke Shaw, among others, made their England debuts when ‘Poche’ coached Southampton and Tottenham. The former Espanyol coach has ’embraced’ a new ‘Protected’ at Paris-Saint Germain. And he is by no means a stranger. It is about Xavier Quentin Shay Simons (Amsterdam, 04-21-2003).
Fame has accompanied La Masa’s ‘experla’ since he was a child. On ‘Instagram’ he is a celebrity thanks to his arts, almost circus, with the ball at his feet. It exceeds, not in vain, the three million followers. Nike also ‘cut him short’ from a very young age. At the age of 13, he signed his first sponsorship contract with the prestigious sports brand.
The ‘little’ Simons -measures 1.68 meters- He had everything to get to the first team of Barcelona, but in the summer of 2019, when I had to make the jump to Juvenil B, I changed the Camp Nou for the Park of the Princes.
“It is a complicated day because nobody likes to say goodbye, especially when you have to say goodbye to what has been your home, your family and your life since you can remember. Never forget when I first wore the Bara shirt nine years ago. He went with the pre-baby and fulfilled a dream. Now it’s time to start a new and exciting adventure outside of Barcelona, but I couldn’t say goodbye without saying that this club, all its employees and its spectacular fans will always have a very special place in your heart “, he wrote through his social networks.
Thanks @FCBarcelona_es!
Fora Bara! pic.twitter.com/rDOw4ehcuT? Xavi Simons (@xavisimons) July 23, 2019
PSG convinced its representative, Mino Raiola, to sign for three seasons with an important economic reason in between -from receiving 200,000 euros to earning 500,000- and ‘promising’ him a ‘shorter’ path to the first team.
An opportunity that with Thomas Tuchel never came. Xavi Simons was limited to playing with the sub 19, of which he is captain. Last season, without going any further, he played five games and scored a goal in the Youth League. The German only met him twice with the ‘elders’ … and did not get to play. They are, curiously, the same times that he was summoned in Pochettino’s first week in Paris.
The U-17 international with the Netherlands -Spain tried to nationalize him without success- has become a regular in the calls with ‘Poche’. The multiple casualties, it is true, facilitated his inclusion, but the debut resisted him.
Curiously, That premiere has arrived six days before meeting again with his once ‘soul team’ in the Champions League. Run the 78th minute of the thirty-second match of the French Cup against Caen (0-1) when Pochettino decides to join Xavi Simons with 17 years, 10 months and 15 days. The former Bara, who can already boast of having played his first game as a professional, is, curiously, the first debutant of the ‘Poche era’ in the Parc des Princes.
Proud to make my debut tonight @PSG_insidepic.twitter.com/5XoKd6wLEu
? Xavi Simons (@xavisimons) February 10, 2021
“It is a very special moment for me. I am a bit touched. I hope I can play more in the future.. I must continue training and surely more new things will come, “Simons said after the game. The future is already here.
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