"Xavi Simons could become a world-class player"

PSV midfielder Xavi Simons has become a key player in Ruud van Nistelrooy's squad. Moreover, the 19-year-old has already played for the Netherlands.

This was his first year in the Eredivisie as last season he played for Paris Saint-Germain but left because he had too few opportunities. Simons is having some incredible performances for PSV.

Former Real Madrid midfielder Rafael van der Vaart spoke about the young talent in an interview with 'Voetbal International': "Simons has world-class potential. I look at the potential. How good can someone become in the future? With Xavi Simons, everything makes me very happy.

"There are always smarties walking around who say: yes, nice against RKC, but he didn’t show it against Sevilla. Believe me, in a few years we will all say: how nice that we can use this boy for the Dutch national team," he added.