Xavi Simons, one of the most promising footballers who has passed through the youth categories of Barça, has offered a word to the media after PSV's victory ...
"Believe me, in the Barcelona does not work a lot in the gymnasium, works with the balloon, but no in the gymnasium. In fact, part of this substantial improvement derived by the change of system and of training with The new statements of Xavi Simons on the methodology of training that lived in the quarry of the FC Barcelona are giving a lot of what speak.
Xavi Simons was part of Barcelona's youth setup for nine years - and then he joined Paris Saint-Germain as a 16-year-old.
It is a dream to participate in go to the World Cup. They work with the ball, but not in the gym. I'm very happy, I think you can see that," Simons said. "Then you have to protect yourself and that was one of my goals. Who doesn't want to play a World Cup? I was sixteen when I came to PSG. "I will give everything and then it is up to the national coach to decide. The kid is special, very special indeed. At PSG they worked in the gym.” [Simons told ESPN](https://twitter.com/ESPNnl/status/1585715828196085761): "Believe me, at Barca they don't do much work in the gym. [Barcelona](https://www.givemesport.com/barcelona), the team he joined way back in 2010 as a seven-year-old and then left for PSG in 2019. [Arsenal](https://www.givemesport.com/arsenal) in the UEFA Europa League group stage.
Arsenal and Liverpool are reportedly interested in signing 19-year-old Dutch whizkid Xavi Simons from PSV Eindhoven.
It remains to be seen whether Liverpool can fend off competition from Arsenal and sign the player at the end of the season. The report further claims that the Liverpool manager loves the player and is a fan of Simons’s technical ability. Jurgen Klopp has a proven track record of improving young players and could help the 19-year-old develop into a top-class player and fulfil his tremendous potential. Simons is widely regarded as a prodigious talent who has the attributes to develop into a world-class player. The former Paris Saint-Germain whizkid has done quite well since his move to PSV and he has been a key starter for them this season. And it will be interesting to see where the 19-year-old Dutch midfielder ends up after impressing for PSV Eindhoven.
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The Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal, going into his third tournament as national manager, has traditionally stuck to tried and tested selections and systems but he simply could not ignore the form of Simons for the initial extended squad. It is evident that Simons already possess that lethal combination of natural attacking prowess and in-game intelligence that all the very best have. Go through his goals this season and Simons is a player who instinctively knows where to be when the ball is in the box and can cause equal havoc by driving inside from the wing or arriving late from the middle of the pitch. The decision he made to follow home comforts by returning to his native Netherlands on a free transfer shows that Simons has a wise head as well as electric feet. He has started every game in the Eredivisie and Europa League, scored on his debut against Ajax as PSV won the season curtain raiser – the Johan Cruyff Shield – and has now deservedly been named in Louis van Gaal’s provisional squad for the Qatar World Cup. In what is effectively his first season as a regular, following a summer move from Paris St Germain, at the time of writing Simons has 10 goals and 4 assists in 19 appearances in all competitions.