I like Man United and Arsenal but I’ll join – Xavi Simons ready to leave PSG as he makes final transfer decision amid strong Man United and Arsenal links

I like Man United and Arsenal but I’ll join – Xavi Simons ready to leave PSG as he makes final transfer decision amid strong Man United and Arsenal links

Holland Euro 2024 star has put Arsenal and Manchester United on alert after telling Paris Saint-Germain that he wants to leave this summer.

Simons attracted interest from big Premier League clubs during his season-long loan at RB Leipzig last year, and he may be moving after the Euros.

According to transfer specialist Fabrizio Romano, Simons has officially informed PSG that he wants to go on loan, and Bayern Munich and Leipzig are reportedly among the teams that are interested.

Simons’ outstanding Eredivisie performance prompted PSG to exercise a £5 million buyback clause in his PSV contract.

After that, the young player was placed on loan at RB Leipzig, where he ended the previous Bundesliga campaign with eleven assists and eight goals. But Simons’ future remains uncertain because the Dutchman hasn’t established himself in Paris.

There is growing conjecture that Simons may make a high-profile move out of the Parc des Princes during the summer transfer window.

Long known to have a keen interest in Simons, Arsenal is reportedly up against Manchester United and other Premier League opponents for the attacker’s signature.

It’s understood Manchester City and Bayern Munich are also monitoring Simons, who is tied into a contract in the French capital until 2027.

‘My future? I don’t know yet. I’m here, happy, with my national team,’ Simons said when quizzed on his situation in the wake of the Netherlands’ goalless draw with France at Euro 2024.

‘We’ll see after the Euros what happens. Do I want to return to Paris? I was happy in Paris, things happened. I was at Leipzig this season.

‘After the Euros, we’ll see. I also see that the fans always wish me the best, and that’s good.’

Reports emanating out of France earlier this month indicated that ‘nothing has been decided’ between Simons and PSG and that another loan was ‘the most likely hypothesis’ this summer.

The Netherlands international is reportedly valued at around €60million (£51m) by PSG bosses.

Luis Enrique did his best to sidestep rumours over Simons’ future when asked about the Dutchman’s situation at a press conference last month.

‘I have a rule not to talk about players who are not at the club at the moment, who are elsewhere,’ the PSG head coach told reporters.

‘This is a player on loan who I already commented on at the time. I have nothing new to say at the moment.’