Neymar Embarrasses New PSG Signing Xavi Simons With Filthy Nutmeg, Video

Neymar Embarrasses New PSG Signing Xavi Simons With Filthy Nutmeg, Video

Chukwu Ikechukwu
updated at July 17, 2023 at 2:31 PM
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  • Neymar showed a young Xavi Simons who is the boss at Paris Saint-Germain
  • The Netherlands midfielder is set to rejoin PSG from PSV Eindhoven
  • The 20-year-old midfielder is one of the highly-rated youngsters currently in Europe

Neymar has a track record of embarrassing defenders with his silky skills on and off the football pitch, and newly signed Paris Saint-Germain forward Xavi Simons was one of his many victims.

At age 17, Simons suffered one of his most embarrassing moments during a training session in his first spell with the Ligue 1 giants when he got nutmegged by Neymar.

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Neymar and Xavi Simons during one of Paris Saint-Germain's training sessions during the Dutch international's first spell with the club. Photo by Aurelien Meunier
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The highly-rated Dutch talent had no clue that Neymar was about to pull off his usual on-ball trickery and was left face-down after the embarrassing moment, much to the delight of his PSG teammates, One Football reports.

The Brazilian forward visibly enjoyed the moment and pointed to the cameras to ensure the skill was caught on camera just after he had wheeled away in celebration of his silky skill.

Neymar and Simons have enjoyed two contrasting fortunes since that moment as the Brazilian is on the verge of leaving PSG while the Ligue 1 champions are re-signing the Dutch talent.

Simons set to rejoin PSG

Meanwhile, BBC reports that Netherlands midfielder Xavi Simons is set to rejoin Paris St-Germain from PSV Eindhoven one year after leaving the French giants.

The 20-year-old Dutch midfielder has left PSV's pre-season training camp after the French champions reportedly activated a £5m buy-back clause in his contract.

Simons, who made his international debut at the World Cup, scored 19 goals and registered nine assists in 49 games last season, helping PSV win the Dutch Cup.

Arsenal lose out on Simons

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Arsenal’s bid to sign Xavi Simons this summer has hit a massive roadblock as the Netherlands youngster is set to complete a sensational return to Paris Saint-Germain.

The 20-year-old, who has been on the Gunners transfer wishlist, will leave the PSV Eindhoven after one season as PSG have activated their option to buy him back at a cut price.

The Netherlands international initially joined PSG from Barcelona in 2019 but only featured for the Parisians 11 times before joining PSV last summer.

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Chukwu Ikechukwu Godwin is a journalist with over 9 years of experience in the Nigerian media industry. He has worked both in Radio (Today FM, Rhythm FM, Wish FM) and Television (Silverbird TV) as a Sports Analyst..
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