Tottenham Hotspur‘s Xavi Simons is nowhere close to returning to the pitch amid his latest social media activity suggesting otherwise.
De Telegraaf journalist Valentijn Driessen shares an update on Simons’ potential return date when analysing some of his recent activities.
The Netherlands international suffered a cruciate ligament injury in Spurs’ 1-0 league win over Wolverhampton Wanderers in April.
He successfully underwent surgery and has already started the rehabilitation process. The serious setback forced the Tottenham man to miss the World Cup in the summer.
Response to Tottenham man’s Instagram story
Oranje have appointed Xavi as Ronald Koeman’s successor. While announcing his first list in September, the Spaniard confirmed the attacking midfielder is in his plans.
He said: “Yes, we’re in touch with him and Manchester United. He’s been through a tough time. I’ve also been in touch with Frenkie de Jong and Xavi Simons recently. We need all our players, especially these guys.”
Xavi Simons recently posted an Instagram Story, wearing a pair of blue football boots.
Speaking to De Telegraaf podcast Kick-Off, Valentijn Driessen shared his take about the 23-year-old’s injury. He dismissed suggestions the player is closer to returning [based on his Instagram Story] and Voetbal Primeur have relayed his comments.
“He won’t really return until February. That’s going to take a while,” he said.
Unhappy with Tottenham man’s Harvard Plan
Xavi Simons has also announced on joining Crossover Into Business Program at Harvard Business School. He will take advantage of the time away from the pitch for this while simultaneously working on his recovery.
The De Telegraaf journalist is unable to get his head around that a footballer is making the best use of his time.
“That really amounts to absolutely nothing. That is one semester, lasts sixteen to twenty weeks I think, and then you get to take exams for four weeks,” Valentijn Driessen explained.
“He is a bigger poster child for Harvard than Harvard is for him. What do you want to learn in 16 weeks? Others have a three or four-year program there, and you want to learn that in sixteen weeks. In terms of content, of course, it amounts to absolutely nothing.”
It’s worth noting the journalist and several other pundits in the Netherlands tend to have an over-the-top reaction, especially when a player, coach or an official is down.
For example, Marciano Vink and Kenneth Perez were critical of Simons’ Spurs teammate, Micky van de Ven.
They weren’t happy with his performances as a left-back during the international break. Driessen joined in to lash out at the defender and urged Xavi to drop him.
