When Xavi Simons arrived at Tottenham Hotspur last August in a high-profile £51.8 million move from RB Leipzig, he was supposed to be the creative spark.
Fast forward to the spring of 2026, and the dream has turned into an absolute nightmare.
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According to sources in Spain, Manchester United are closely monitoring the 23-year-old Netherlands international Xavi Simons, lining up a sensational summer swoop to bring him to Old Trafford.
Tottenham could be open to a fire sale
To understand why Simons might be packing his bags so soon, you only need to look at the current Premier League table. Tottenham’s season has been nothing short of a disaster.
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Roberto De Zerbi’s heavily-invested squad is in genuine danger of dropping down to the Championship.
Reports suggest that the financial reality of relegation could see Simons leave for an absolute pittance, potentially as low as £26 million.
For a player who was widely regarded as one of the best young No. 10s in European football just a year ago, that price tag represents an incredible market opportunity for Man United.
Simons will be a gamble for Man United due to his injury
There is, however, a massive elephant in the room: Simons’ fitness. Just this past weekend, the Dutch playmaker was stretchered off during a clash against Wolves, with scans confirming a devastating ACL rupture.
He is facing up to eight months on the sidelines, meaning whoever buys him won’t see him kick a competitive ball until at least January 2027.
So, why would Man United want to invest in a player who is facing a serious rehabilitation process?
The Red Devils need players who can make instant impact in the team and challenge for a place in the starting line up straightaway.
A fully fit Simons offers a level of technical brilliance and versatility that is incredibly rare.
Buying him while he’s injured is undeniably a massive risk, but it’s precisely that injury, combined with Tottenham’s league struggles, that makes this heavily discounted fee possible in the first place.
Tottenham star Xavi Simons has sparked significant concern among the Spurs faithful after appearing to delete post from his Instagram profile.
The social media purge followed a chaotic afternoon at Molineux on Saturday, where a vital victory was overshadowed by a potentially season-ending injury to the Dutch playmaker.
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Xavi Simons fumes at fan after suffering injury vs Wolves
The 23-year-old’s afternoon turned sour in the 63rd minute when he was forced off with a serious-looking knee injury.
As Simons was being carried around the pitch on a stretcher, video footage captured a heated, x-rated exchange between the player and a section of the home support.
Insults hurled by Wolves fans were met with a defiant and explicit response from Simons, who was visibly distressed by the injury.
Xavi Simons deletes Instagram posts
On Sunday, it was noticed that Simons had wiped his Instagram account of all Tottenham-related photos from the account.
Later, he continued to remove all the photos from his account, leaving fans puzzled.
via Instagram/@xavisimons
The move, often a precursor to a player’s departure or a sign of extreme internal frustration, has left supporters scouring for answers.
While Simons did post a message regarding the win on Sunday morning, the absence of his historical Spurs media has led to intense speculation.
The timing could not be worse for Roberto De Zerbi’s side. Spurs currently sit 18th in the Premier League, battling to avoid their first relegation since 1977.
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Simons has been a rare bright spark in a difficult campaign, and his potential absence for the final four games, against Aston Villa, Leeds, Chelsea, and Everton, would be a catastrophic blow.
With the club awaiting official scan results on Monday or Tuesday, fans are left hoping that his social media activity is merely a temporary blackout rather than a permanent goodbye.
Update:
It appears that the deletion of posts from Instagram was linked with the injury he picked up against Wolves.
Simons has now posted an emotional post confirming his injury is a long term one which will see him miss the rest of the season as well as the World Cup.
“They say life can be cruel and today it feels that way. My season has come to an abrupt end and I’m just trying to process it. Honestly, I’m heartbroken. None of it makes sense. All I’ve wanted to do is fight for my team and now the ability to do that has been snatched away from me… along with the World Cup. Representing my country this summer…just gone. It’ll take time to find peace with this, but I’ll continue to be the best teammate I can be. I have no doubt that together we’ll win this fight.
“I’ll walk this path now, guided by faith, with strength, with resilience, with belief, as I count down the days to getting back out there. Be patient with me. TTP. COYS.”
Writing for CF Bayern Insider, Christian Falk suggested this could be an opportunity that tempts Bayern, who were interested in the Netherlands international when he was at former club RB Leipzig.
Xavi Simons transfer chances rated
Bayern like Simons, but considered him too expensive before, so Falk insists this would only be of interest to them for the right price, or if they miss out on other targets.
“It’s a question worth asking in terms of whether someone like Xavi Simons would appeal if Tottenham were to be relegated this season,” Falk wrote.
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“Vincent Kompany and Max Eberl both like the player. However, he was simply too expensive to sign from RB Leipzig last summer.Uli Hoeneß, the former president of Bayern Munich (but still part of the supervisory board), shared a nice story about this particular topic. We knew Kompany paid a visit to Tegernsee (an hour away from Munich), where Hoeneß lives, along with Christoph Freund, the sporting director. They were asking permission to sign Simons. However, Uli Hoeneß simply said you can’t sign Simons, but you can have some apple pie!
“This summer, we have to see! Xavi Simons has to be really cheap for Bayern to even consider it. In the meantime, there are a few other names on the shortlist that are more highly rated. Of course, if FC Bayern can’t sign their top options and Simons is affordable, then perhaps this could be an option. But not for the moment.”
Spurs fans probably won’t be too keen to see Simons go, as the 23-year-old could still have a very bright future ahead of him.
At the same time, however, with only five goals and six assists this season, there’s no doubt he’s been a little underwhelming in his time in English football so far.
If there’s money to be made on Simons, then perhaps THFC should consider it, as it could allow them to rebuild in numerous other areas in what surely has to be a busy summer of changing up this struggling squad.
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