Tottenham Hotspur have submitted an initial €60 million (£51.8m/$70m) bid with RB Leipzig to sign Xavi Simons before the September 1 transfer deadline. The transfer fee could potentially increase to €70m (£60.5m/$81.7m) if all the bonuses are achieved. Spurs are moving aggressively in the transfer market as they look to beat Premier League rivals Chelsea in the race.
Tottenham have reportedly sent a bid close to €70 million (£60m/$82m) for RB Leipzig star, Xavi Simons, as Thomas Frank's side aim to beat Chelsea to the Netherlands international. The 21-year-old has already been granted permission to skip training and fly to London to sort out his future, setting up a high-stakes tug-of-war before the deadline.
Tottenham Hotspur are hoping to hijack Chelsea's move for Xavi Simons after missing out on signing Eberechi Eze, who joined their arch-rivals Arsenal. The Blues have been interested in Simons for quite some time now, while the Dutch international is also keen on moving to Stamford Bridge. However, with Chelsea also showing interest in Fermin Lopez, Spurs could swoop in and secure Simons' transfer.
Harry Kane's goal-scoring exploits for Bayern Munich eclipse Kylian Mbappe, Erling Haaland and Mohamed Salah since he joined the Bavarians from Tottenham. The England captain delivered a stunning 13-minute second-half hat-trick as the Bundesliga champions humiliated RB Leipzig 6-0 on Friday night.
Harry Kane has fired an early warning shot to the Bundesliga with an extraordinary hat-trick in Bayern Munich’s season-opening 6-0 demolition of RB Leipzig. His clinical finishing was on full display as he scored his first goal in the 64th minute, before adding two more in quick succession at the 74th and 77th marks, completing a stunning second-half performance. The match was a ruthless display of Bayern's attacking firepower, with Kane at the heart of it all.
Bayern Munich began their Bundesliga title defence with a 6-0 hammering of RB Leipzig at Allianz Stadium as Harry Kane scored a fantastic hat-trick while Luis Diaz bagged his first league goal for the Bavarians.
RB Leipzig have stepped up their pursuit of Christopher Nkunku from Chelsea as the French attacker is keen on reuniting with his former club this summer. Both Chelsea and Nkunku are looking for a permanent transfer for the player, who has been linked with a move away from Stamford Bridge this summer. Nkunku also has offers from Bayern Munich and clubs in Italy and England.
Lothar Matthaus questioned Harry Kane’s Bayern claim that the current squad is too small, insisting the striker had ignored the club’s new signings and key players returning from injury.
Xavi Simons has rejected Bayern Munich and Manchester City's interest as the Dutch midfielder only has his eyes on a move to Chelsea this summer. Bayern considered Simons as a perfect replacement for Kingsley Coman, who has joined Al-Nassr, while Manchester City are looking for attacking cover in case Savinho joins Tottenham. The Netherlands international, however, has informed RB Leipzig that he only wants to join Chelsea..