Xavi Simons

The expensive summer signing’s private thoughts about life at Spurs and playing under Frank have been revealed in France

Plenty of Spurs fans have seemingly given up hope that Xavi Simons can become a top player in north London, but TEAMtalk has looked at two factors that should help the Dutchman going forward

Simons was dropped, brought on and taken off against Chelsea and now some Spurs fans want to cut their losses already

The reputed transfer insider has delivered the inside track on Tottenham's current thoughts when it comes to struggling summer signing Xavi Simons and if he will ever come good

Tottenham invested in their squad in the summer but one of their biggest additions hasn't had a big impact yet, but sources have called for calm as they believe he'll still thrive

Thomas Frank's decision of what role to play a Tottenham new boy in has been vindicated by the club's former scout, who feels it shouldn't matter

Tottenham could repurpose a summer signing if they land a star attacker to replace him in the his current role in the side

A Spurs summer signing has been critcised for his performances so far, although TEAMtalk has identfied the roles the club and also Thomas Frank have played in his struggles to make an impact

Spurs make their return to the Champions League on Tuesday night when they host Villarreal, with Frank given a major headache following events at the London Stadium on Saturday

Simons made his debut in Son Heung-min's old spot at West Ham, but the left-wing remains a position that Spurs are looking to strengthen so TT has ranked their current options and added two January targets for fun

Chelsea wanted to sign the Netherlands international star, but it was their bitter London rivals Spurs who got him in the end

Thomas Frank gave new Tottenham signing Xavi Simons a brutally honest verdict on his game and told him exactly where he needs to imporve going forward

Spurs made a total of eight new signings across the summer as they look to grapple with the demands of Champions League football again. Here we rank them, worst to best, along with what we expect from Thomas Frank's new boys....

It's a new era for Spurs after Thomas Frank replaced Ange Postecoglou - and work is underway to make the squad more suitable for the new boss

The north London club have an agreement in place with RB Leipzig for Simons and are keen on a Manchester City star, sources have told TEAMtalk