At Tottenham, Xavi Simmons, the 7th successor who loved SON and respected the legend, will have a great responsibility, but I will write my own story

Aug 30, 2025

At Tottenham, Xavi Simmons, the 7th successor who loved SON and respected the legend, will have a great responsibility, but I will write my own story
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At Tottenham, Xavi Simmons, the 7th successor who loved SON and respected the legend, will have a great responsibility, but I will write my own story
Source=Tottenham SNS Capture
At Tottenham, Xavi Simmons, the 7th successor who loved SON and respected the legend, will have a great responsibility, but I will write my own story
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'Tottenham Legend' Xavi Simmons (22), who inherited Son Heung-min (33, LA FC)'s No. 7 uniform, expressed his strong determination to accept 'responsibility'.

Simmons, who officially moved to Tottenham after leaving Leipzig on the 30th (Korea Standard Time), said on the club's official website, `I'm really looking forward to it, and I can't wait to start it. I've been dreaming of this for a long time"How do you feel about joining the team?"

British public broadcaster 'BBC' reported that Tottenham signed a seven-year long-term contract with Simmons for a transfer fee of 51 million pounds (about 95 billion won) until 2032. Simmons, the Netherlands' national attacking midfielder, will have the name `XAVI' on the back of his uniform.




Simmons said "Tottenham is such a great club. When I met Thomas Frank, I knew that Tottenham was the right club for me. The call with Frank was a decisive factor in the transfer.

No. 7 is Son Heung-min's jersey number, who played for 10 years from 2015 to this year, and Son Heung-min played in 454 games, shooting 173 goals, the fifth-most scored by the club, and also recorded 101 assists. Wearing No. 7, he became the first Asian player to win the English Premier League (EPL) Golden Boot and Puskas Award, the club's first European Champions League (UCL) final, and the Europa League title, which cut the club's 17-year relationship.

At Tottenham, Xavi Simmons, the 7th successor who loved SON and respected the legend, will have a great responsibility, but I will write my own story
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At Tottenham, Xavi Simmons, the 7th successor who loved SON and respected the legend, will have a great responsibility, but I will write my own story
Source=Tottenham SNS Capture
The successor of a player who has made a great career may be burdened. Simmons wore the number seven on PSV Eindhoven. I had a really good season back then. He explained why he accepted No. 7 because he also plays with No. 7 on the national team.

"Son Heung-min then wrote his own story with this number. I think he deserves it. If you look at the way Tottenham clubs and fans treat Son Heung-min, you can feel that you love Son Heung-min. Everyone loves Son Heung-min."

Simmons says "I wish I could write my own story, too. I know there's a lot of responsibility (to uniform number seven), but I'm willing to accept it, and I'm ready to make my own story."

Simmons, who is from La Masia in Barcelona, such as Lionel Messi (Inter Miami), Baek Seung-ho (Birmingham City) and Lee Seung-woo (Jeonbuk), moved to Paris Saint-Germain in 2019 when he was a youth. Exploded its potential at PSV, which joined on loan for the 2022-2023 season. In the past two seasons, he has played 78 games for Leipzig and scored 22 goals, showing a league-leading performance.




Coach Frank said, `I'm really happy to have Simmons. The team has reinforced a good player"Simmons is still young, but he has gained good experience in recent years. He played in a lot of games at the top level."

At Tottenham, Xavi Simmons, the 7th successor who loved SON and respected the legend, will have a great responsibility, but I will write my own story
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Tottenham looked for a new attacking midfielder this summer to fill the void of long-term injuries James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) and Eberich Eze (Arnall) tried to recruit but were repeatedly rebuffed.

Simmons is Son's seventh successor and a resource to take charge of the left wing attack that Son has been in charge of for a long time. Brennan Johnson is playing on the left wing at the start of the season. It is expected to set up an offensive second-line option with Simmons-Sar-Mohamed Kudus or Johnson-Simmons-Kudus. Tottenham spent about 260 billion won this summer just to reinforce its offense by recruiting Qudus, Matisse Tel and Simmons. Coach Frank said "Symmons, who played in the 10th position and on the left wing, proved his ability to score and produce assists. He has an outstanding eye for penetrating defense, so I'm sure he'll be part of a good team with the existing players who are training hard."

Tottenham, who replaced Son Heung-min, as the captain's armband to center back Christian Romero, announced a good start with consecutive wins against Burnley and Manchester City after the opening of the 2025-2026 season. At 11 p.m. on the 30th, they will play Bournemouth at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the third round of the EPL. Simmons will make his debut in front of fans on the day and watch his teammates perform in the stands.

He is expected to take the 7th step in earnest after the A-match day in September.

At Tottenham, Xavi Simmons, the 7th successor who loved SON and respected the legend, will have a great responsibility, but I will write my own story
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