Composite image of Pep Guardiola and Ruben Amorim. Photography: Gareth Copley/Getty Images and Alex Pandling/Getty Images
It’s not often that Guardiola doesn’t get his way, but the Manchester City boss may be forced to accept that a player he believes he covets could move elsewhere.
According to CaughtOffside sources, this is because local rivals Manchester United are likely to be involved in any deal for 21-year-old Dutch midfielder Xavi Simons.
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The youngster is currently on loan at RB Leipzig from Paris Saint-Germain but is not expected to remain at his parent or loan club beyond the end of the season.
A string of stunning performances have put the former Barcelona academy graduate in the spotlight and, in fact, sources have revealed that the Catalans could be keen to get back the player who played at La Masia before heading to Paris players.
Arsenal are one of many other clubs, along with Barcelona and Manchester City, whose style of play is one that players can integrate seamlessly into.
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Liverpool, Inter Milan, Juventus, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich are also lurking behind the scenes, waiting to see if there is any further progress.
Given there are also reports that the Reds appear to be at a disadvantage Jurgen Klopp may block Simons sale to his former club.
The player’s creativity and game intelligence are combined with his world-class ability to pick the right pass and pass through with his fair share of goals and assists (three in seven games this season, according to Stats) transfer market), is the reason behind the interest of the mentioned teams. Not to mention he has top level experience at such a young age.
With so many options open to him, Simmons will obviously choose his own club, although sources say the Manchester United project under Ruben Amorim appears to be an interesting one.
