Tottenham Hotspur signs a 22-year-old attacker and scores double 22 data in Leipzig

In the early morning of August 30, Tottenham Hotspur officially announced that it would successfully introduce Simmons from Leipzig for a transfer fee of 52 million pounds (about 60 million euros). Although Chelsea coach Enzo Maresca's team had previously contacted the players, the Blues were not going to further advance the deal in the end as they were about to sign Manchester United winger Alejandro Garnacho for £40 million.

Simmons, 22, became Tottenham's seventh signing in this summer transfer window, and also marks the club's offensive midfield reinforcement plan that has lasted for months has finally been implemented. Before this, Tottenham Hotspur tried to introduce Nottingham Forest's Morgan Gibbs White and Crystal Palace player Eberreki Eze, but neither succeeded.

Simmons's career experience is quite changing. He was first loaned to Leipzig for one and a half seasons and was bought out by Leipzig for 50 million euros in January this year. However, because Leipzig failed to qualify for the Champions League in the new season, Simmons took the initiative to leave the team just seven months later.

"I am very excited and can't wait to start this journey. This is a time I have dreamed of for a long time," Simmons said in an official interview with Tottenham. "This is a great club. The talks with the head coach made me realize immediately that this is where I should play. I will inject creativity into the team, and also uphold hard work and discipline. I will do my best to win the team and the fans." During my time at Leipzig, Simmons made a total of 78 appearances, contributing 22 goals and 22 assists. Since joining the club on loan, he has created a total of 174 opportunities in all competitions, ranking first in the team during the same period.

Tottenham head coach Thomas Frank expressed satisfaction with the signing. "We are very happy to be able to introduce Xavi, who is an important complement to the team. Although he is young, he already has rich high-level game experience. Whether in the front midfielder or left winger, he has shown the dual ability of goals and assists, and also has excellent offensive organizational awareness. I believe he can quickly integrate into our team that is constantly improving."

It is worth noting that Simmons will form the midfield lineup of Tottenham's new season with new players such as Mohamed Kudus, Mattis Ter and Joao Palinia who have joined this summer.