Soccer-Spurs sign Dutch playmaker Simons from Leipzig

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Bundesliga - RB Leipzig v Bayern Munich - Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany - May 3, 2025 Bayern Munich's Sacha Boey in action with RB Leipzig's Xavi Simons REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) -Tottenham Hotspur have signed Netherlands attacking midfielder Xavi Simons from Bundesliga side RB Leipzig on a long-term contract, the Premier League club said on Friday.

Financial details were not disclosed but British media reported that Spurs agreed to pay 60 million euros ($70.24 million) for the 22-year-old who has been capped 28 times.