![Xavi Simons was a Chelsea target by 12 years old but his 'lack of progression' upset Lionel Messi, now PSV star is fourth teen to play in World Cup for the Netherlands Xavi Simons was a Chelsea target by 12 years old but his 'lack of progression' upset Lionel Messi, now PSV star is fourth teen to play in World Cup for the Netherlands](https://talksport.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2022/10/MG-TALKSPORT-XAVI-SIMONS-copy-1.jpg?strip=all&quality=100&w=1080&h=1000&crop=1)
Xavi Simons was a Chelsea target by 12 years old but his 'lack of progression' upset Lionel Messi, now PSV star is fourth teen to play in World Cup for the Netherlands
![Lionel Messi 'tells Xavi not to re-sign former Barcelona wonderkid Xavi Simons from PSG' | Daily Mail Online Lionel Messi 'tells Xavi not to re-sign former Barcelona wonderkid Xavi Simons from PSG' | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/02/03/23/53753013-10474819-image-m-78_1643930593687.jpg)
Lionel Messi 'tells Xavi not to re-sign former Barcelona wonderkid Xavi Simons from PSG' | Daily Mail Online
![Xavi Simons was a Chelsea target by 12 years old but his 'lack of progression' upset Lionel Messi, now PSV star is fourth teen to play in World Cup for the Netherlands Xavi Simons was a Chelsea target by 12 years old but his 'lack of progression' upset Lionel Messi, now PSV star is fourth teen to play in World Cup for the Netherlands](https://talksport.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2022/10/b60c49f3-3938-4f08-b408-91ec93efac39.jpg?strip=all&w=960&quality=40)
Xavi Simons was a Chelsea target by 12 years old but his 'lack of progression' upset Lionel Messi, now PSV star is fourth teen to play in World Cup for the Netherlands
![B/R Football on Twitter: "19-year-old Xavi Simons is heading to the World Cup with the Netherlands. He has 10 goals and four assists with PSV this season 🤩 https://t.co/EygFCEX4kl" / Twitter B/R Football on Twitter: "19-year-old Xavi Simons is heading to the World Cup with the Netherlands. He has 10 goals and four assists with PSV this season 🤩 https://t.co/EygFCEX4kl" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FhR4xg_WIAAuZMu.jpg:large)
B/R Football on Twitter: "19-year-old Xavi Simons is heading to the World Cup with the Netherlands. He has 10 goals and four assists with PSV this season 🤩 https://t.co/EygFCEX4kl" / Twitter
![PSG on the verge of Xavi Simons (19) contract extension before PSV Eindhoven loan-deal – Get French Football News PSG on the verge of Xavi Simons (19) contract extension before PSV Eindhoven loan-deal – Get French Football News](https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/assets/sevilla-v-paris-saint-germain-pre-season-friendly-2-1-scaled.jpg)
PSG on the verge of Xavi Simons (19) contract extension before PSV Eindhoven loan-deal – Get French Football News
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Xavi Simons is PSV's wonderkid who had 2m Instagram followers at 16, came from Barcelona and could be World Cup star | The US Sun
![PSG dealt major transfer blow as wonderkid Xavi Simons joins PSV after last-gasp contract u-turn | Goal.com US PSG dealt major transfer blow as wonderkid Xavi Simons joins PSV after last-gasp contract u-turn | Goal.com US](https://assets.goal.com/v3/assets/bltcc7a7ffd2fbf71f5/bltdcaaa4c93fede1b4/6265522c24ea3649c196fe14/Xavi_Simons_Paris_Saint-Germain_2021-22.jpg)