Attacking midfielder Xavi Simons has signed for RB Leipzig on a permanent deal after an 18-month loan spell at the Bundesliga team from Paris St Germain, the two clubs said on Thursday. The Netherlands international has signed a contract at Leipzig until 2027.

RB Leipzig have completed the transfer of midfielder Xavi Simons on a permanent deal from Paris Saint-Germain until 2027, the Bundesliga club said on Thursday. Simons has been at Leipzig since July 2023 on a loan from the French club.

RB Leipzig have confirmed the signing of midfielder Xavi Simons from Paris Saint-Germain on a permanent basis. Simons joined Leipzig on loan from PSG in the summer of 2023, immediately after the French side had parted with €6m to re-sign him from PSV Eindhoven,