Chelsea wanted him, he will play on the other side of London - Xavi Simmons is a big boost for Tottenham

Arsenal "stole" Eberechi Eze from him, and then Tottenham was faster than their other London rival Chelsea.

Xavi Simon, a brilliant Dutch midfielder, is the new player of the Europa League winners, arriving from RB Leipzig for 60 million euros.

As reported by the BBC, the 22-year-old, a product of Barcelona's academy, has already undergone a medical in London and is only expected to be officially presented.

Simmons will join Joao Palginha and Mohamed Kudos as summer signings for Tottenham, which has a new coach this season - Thomas Frank.

The Dutchman was a member of Barca's "La Masia" from the age of seven, he was talked about as a child prodigy, and at the age of 14 he was filming commercials for Nike with Lionel Messi and Neymar.

He was expected to be the leader of the "Blaugrana" for many years, but his career took a different direction - at the age of 16 he moved to Paris Saint-Germain. He didn't get many opportunities at the Parc des Princes, so he decided to go to Germany.

After his excellent performances in Leipzig, it was just a question of who would sign him, and Tottenham did not miss this opportunity.

Spurs missed out on the opportunity to sign Nottingham Forest attacking midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White earlier this summer, while the aforementioned Eze chose Arsenal.

Xavi can play on either wing or behind the striker, and interestingly, he speaks six languages.