Manchester United make contact with Xavi Simons | OneFootball

Manchester United appear to be advancing in their pursuit of RB Leipzig attacker Xavi Simons.

With the summer transfer window approaching, Simons’ desire to pursue a new challenge reportedly convinced Leipzig to slash his price tag from €80 million to €59 million in order to facilitate his departure.

Just a few days later, The Peoples Person relayed that Man United received another boost in their pursuit of Simons with Liverpool leaving the race.

Now, it appears as if United’s pursuit of the Dutch forward is becoming concrete.

“United have maintained contact over the RB Leipzig attacking midfielder, who is one of several options they are juggling as they approach the summer window,” the Daily Mail reported, showing that United are actively engaging with Simons in an effort to facilitate a transfer.

Still, it appears as if United’s ability to sign Simons could be determined by one caveat.

“Xavi Simons has emerged as a target for Manchester United this summer, but Ruben Amorim’s transfer plans are likely to hinge on hitting the Champions League jackpot.”

Naturally, this requires manager Ruben Amorim to guide his team to victory in the UEFA Europa League.

United currently find themselves in the quarter-final of the competition, having drawn 2-2 with Olympique Lyonnais in the first leg.

Tomorrow night, United will face the all-important test of hosting Lyon at Old Trafford for the second leg, where they will hope to come away with the win.

No doubt, Amorim will hope to avoid a repetition of what happened in the previous match, where United gave up their lead in the final few seconds of the match, thereby missing out on the opportunity to walk into their home clash with an advantage.

Should United indeed qualify for the Champions League next season and convince Simons to join the club, he will no doubt be a welcome addition to the squad, particularly with the likes of Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho seemingly destined to leave Old Trafford for good in the summer.

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