{"id":132077,"date":"2025-09-04T11:19:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T11:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/132077\/"},"modified":"2025-09-04T11:19:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T11:19:09","slug":"xavi-simons-tells-thomas-frank-which-position-he-wants-to-play-at-tottenham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/132077\/","title":{"rendered":"Xavi Simons tells Thomas Frank which position he wants to play at Tottenham"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Xavi Simons has now admitted that he has a clear preference regarding which position he wants to play at Tottenham Hotspur.<\/p>\n<p>Following his side\u2019s defeat to Bournemouth, where Spurs struggled to fashion scoring opportunities, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/spurs-news\/thomas-frank-reveals-exciting-thing-xavi-simons-can-bring-to-tottenham-after-flat-bournemouth-defeat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Thomas Frank admitted that he expects Simons to add creativity and flair to the Tottenham midfield<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In the interview, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/tag\/thomas-frank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Frank<\/a> suggested that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/tag\/xavi-simons\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Simons<\/a> can play on the left and as a number ten, with the 22-year-old\u2019s arrival handing the Dane plenty of options in attack.<\/p>\n<p>However, the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/club-info\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> signing has made it clear that he feels far more comfortable in one position than the other.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/xavi-simons-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Xavi Simons Tottenham\" class=\"wp-image-356041\" \/>Credit: @thefrederikkejensen \/ InstagramXavi Simons wants to play as a number ten at Tottenham<\/p>\n<p>Spurs fans will have to wait until after the international break to see the attacking midfielder play for the club.<\/p>\n<p>Many of them will be keeping an eye on the Netherlands\u2019 upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Poland and Lithuania to see how the former RB Leipzig man gets on.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the qualifiers, Simons has been speaking to the Dutch media, and he gave a blunt answer when asked about his preferred position.<\/p>\n<p>When asked where he would like to play, the new Tottenham signing told <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ad.nl\/voetbal\/xavi-simons-iedereen-mag-zijn-mening-hebben-maar-er-zijn-dingen-waar-ik-anders-naar-kijk~afc236ec\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">AD Sportwereld<\/a>: \u201cI prefer playing at number ten, you know that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Simons is excited ahead of his Spurs debut<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/spurs-news\/xavi-simons-receives-huge-welcome-from-tottenham-fans-after-being-presented-to-the-crowd\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Simons got a fantastic reception at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium<\/a> when he was presented to Spurs fans ahead of the club\u2019s clash against Bournemouth.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Sky Sports on Sunday, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/spurs-news\/xavi-simons-opens-up-on-tottenham-excitement-in-formula-1-grid-appearance\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Simons admitted that he cannot wait to make his debut in the Premier League<\/a>, confessing that he is over the moon with the move to N17.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/spurs-news\/xavi-simons-explains-why-he-decided-to-choose-heung-min-sons-number-seven-shirt-at-tottenham\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">The new Tottenham signing has taken Heung-min Son\u2019s iconic number seven shirt<\/a>, and Spurs fans will hope that he can do justice to that shirt.<\/p>\n<p>       Have something to tell us about this article? 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