Xavi Simons talks with Leonardo, technical director of Paris Saint-Germain, about extending his contract until mid-2022, Italian transfer expert Fabrizio Romano reveals. Extending the contract of the only seventeen-year-old midfielder is even a top priority of the technical leadership of PSG, the journalist emphasizes, among others. Sky Italia.
According to Romano, the talks between Leonardo and Simons management are currently in full swing. The arrival of Mauricio Pochettino, who succeeded Thomas Tuchel in Paris, who was fired in December, seems to be working out positively for Simons for the time being. The product of the Barcelona training recently made its debut in the main force of PSG, in the 0-1 cup match against SM Caen. In addition, Pochettino regularly includes him in the match selection of the number two in Ligue 1.
Simons was in the PSG match squad nine times this season, including the away game against Girondins Bordeaux (0-1 victory) on Wednesday evening. Pochettino let the young midfielder sit on the bench for ninety minutes. For the time being, Simons has to make do with the twelve minutes as a substitute against Caen, although it seems that Pochettino wants to calmly prepare him for more playing time at PSG. The superpower from Paris will receive a visit from Barcelona next Wednesday, the club that the Dutchman exchanged for the adventure in France in 2019.
In the meantime Leonardo is working on several contract extensions in addition to Simons. Neymar and Kylian Mbappé are stuck in the Parc des Princes until 2022 and PSG wants to prevent the star players from leaving the door for free in more than a year at all costs. In addition, hard work is being done behind the scenes on a new contract for Ángel Di María, who will be out of his contract in a few months with the title favorite in the Champions League.
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