{"id":42345,"date":"2025-07-10T20:57:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T18:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/race-for-xavi-simons-bayern-takes-the-lead_313472_102\/"},"modified":"2025-07-11T02:40:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T00:40:00","slug":"race-for-xavi-simons-bayern-takes-the-lead_313472_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/football\/transfers\/race-for-xavi-simons-bayern-takes-the-lead_313472_102.html","title":{"rendered":"Race for Xavi Simons: Bayern takes the lead over Bar\u00e7a"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bayern Munich is reportedly already in contact with Leipzig to show interest in Xavi Simons, who is also being considered by Bar\u00e7a. Should the Catalan team take a risk?<\/h2> \r\n
\r\n \r\n \r\n Calendar of FC Barcelona <\/a>\r\n<\/div>

The talent of a player trained in the lower categories of FC Barcelona<\/a> like Xavi Simons<\/strong>, as expected, will not go unnoticed during this summer transfer market. In this sense, Bayern Munich would be the other team (along with Bar\u00e7a) interested in the midfielder and would have already made contact with RB Leipzig.<\/p>

For its part, the management of the energy drink club would not be against a possible departure of the player, although the economic aspect will be key: months ago, its market value was estimated at around 100 million euros, according to The Athletic.<\/p>

However, ‘Bild’ pointed out a few days ago that the German team would now value the ’10’ at around 70 ‘kilos’<\/strong>, a considerably much lower amount, which could be assumed by any giant in Europe.<\/p>

In recent days, the player’s name began to be associated with Bar\u00e7a after the failure to sign Nico Williams for the left wing. Xavi Simons, despite naturally playing in midfield, can also do so in that demarcation, because he is a very versatile player.<\/p>

Bar\u00e7a prioritizes other players, but remains attentive<\/b><\/h2>

Although the azulgrana team, for now, is more interested in players like Luis D\u00edaz or Marcus Rashford, it is also aware of the kind of player that Xavi Simons is.<\/strong><\/p>

However, the summer market opened just 9 days ago. The Colombian is the favorite of Deco, sports director, and Bar\u00e7a would only be waiting a few days to contact Liverpool for a player who has one of the lowest salaries in the squad, around 3.25 M\u20ac.<\/p>

The ‘red’ team expects proposals of 80 million for ‘Lucho’ D\u00edaz. On the other hand, according to recent rumors, despite the fact that there is interest in Rashford, the Englishman would not generate consensus in the sports dome, which could position Xavi.<\/p>

Manchester United hopes to receive at least 40 million for the English ’10’. Bar\u00e7a would see the striker’s salary as an inconvenience, which would be around 20 ‘kilos’, so, in case of incorporating him, they would seek to do so in the form of a loan.<\/p>

In this order of ideas, Xavi Simons, could become a priority objective for Barcelona<\/strong>, depending on how other possible operations end.<\/p>

Is Xavi Simons a bet that Bar\u00e7a should consider?<\/b><\/h2>

The Dutchman knows perfectly what a team like Bar\u00e7a represents. Now, the risk that the blaugrana team would assume if it decides to go to the market for him would be minimal.<\/p>

The main factor that benefits Simons is his age, 22 years old, and although he is prone to recurrent muscle injuries, in Barcelona they already know how to work with this type of players.<\/p>

Although the Germans expect 70 M\u20ac for Xavi Simons, a possible operation could be closed for about 60 ‘kilos’<\/strong>. Also, the ’10’ is the highest paid in Leipzig, earning about 13 million gross per season, but if he arrives at Bar\u00e7a, this sum would be lower, around 5-6 M\u20ac per year.<\/p>