Turnabout is fair play, and Tottenham Hotspur have swooped into someone else’s transfer rumors with the capture of Xavi Simons from RB Leipzig.

The 22-year-old Netherlands playmaker was heavily-linked with Chelsea but instead heads for North London, with Spurs saying he’ll wear the No. 7 worn by just two players since 2008-09: Heung-min Son and Aaron Lennon.

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“It’s a great club and when I met the head coach I knew straight away that this was the right place for me,” Simons said. “I will bring flair to the team but also hard work and discipline. I want to do everything I can to win, for the team and also for the fans.”

Simons has been in the public eye for a decade despite his tender age. He joined Barcelona as an adolescent an

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