Tottenham was waiting for his next big moment in this transfer window – and it seems that it finally happened.
In the early hours of Friday morning, the Spurs made a crucial breakthrough in their pursuit of Xavi Simons after two days of positive talks.
The 22 -year -old spent much of the summer waiting Chelsea to firm up their interest and pave the way for a move by RB Leipzig. But after missing 68 million pounds Sterling Ebelechi Eze, Tottenham intensified his interest in a player who had been closely followed by one of their rivals.
Arsenal may have won their priority objective, but Spurs officials were increasingly excited when they closed one of the most gifted creative fields in Europe. And they believe it has a much better value price.
On the back of the signing of Mohammed Kudus earlier this summer, then miss Morgan Gibbs-White, sealing an agreement of 52 million pounds sterling for Simons would mark a pivotal moment for the reconstruction of the club.
Sources suggest that Wednesday evening brought the first important breakthrough, with the detection of Tottenham for the first time that Simons was really open to reach them.
From there, they worked to sell it on the full package – not only their ambitions in the field, but also the glamor of the Tottenham Hotspur stadium and their facilities of the cutting -edge training field. The player would have been very impressed.
Thomas Frank would also be considered a central figure in his tactical configuration and the player has described his role.
The discussions continued on Thursday evening, with the feeling around the club they had done enough to convince Simons. Beautiful details must still be postponed on Friday morning – and there will be nervousness of the fans that Chelsea could still enter the race – but the Spurs have wore real optimism during the day.
Even more good news can still be followed. The sources insist that Tottenham remains confident to sign another creative striker before the deadline and also pushes to add a central defender.
If they can obtain three key signatures on the line before closing the window, it will save not only what had seemed a frustrating summer – but will also put them perfectly for a Premier League campaign which has already started impeccable with two victories of two.
